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Five lions ESCAPE their enclosure at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo: Police are on the scene as keepers try to locate the animals
- Five lions escaped from Sydney Taronga Zoo’s savanna enclosure on Wednesday
- Around 7:30 a.m., a Code One lockout alarm went off around the city zoo
- The police were there, but left lion guards behind to get the lions back in captivity
- The zoo confirmed animals are back in their enclosures and it will open as usual
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Five lions have escaped from their enclosure at Sydney’s famous Taronga Zoo.
All staff – except for the lion guards – were ordered to go to ‘safe havens’ around 7:30 am on Wednesday when a Code One alarm went off.
It is unclear how the lions managed to escape from the enclosure, and the police rushed to the crime scene.
In a statement, the zoo said: “This morning an emergency occurred at Taronga Zoo when five lions were outside their enclosure.
“The zoo has strict safety protocols for such an incident. All persons on site have been moved to safe areas and there are no injuries to guests or staff.
“All the animals are now in their exhibit and are closely monitored by zoo staff. The zoo will open as usual today. Further details will be provided where possible.’
Police arrived on the scene, but said the zoo was “managing the situation on its own.”
The lions escaped from their enclosure — not far from the zoo’s ferry terminal — before the tourist attraction opened its gates for the day, meaning only workers were present.
The exhibits of chimpanzees, giraffes and zebras were only meters away from the lion enclosure.
Footage shows lion guards and police in the lion enclosure and inspecting the fences.
The Taronga Zoo Sydney welcomed a nest of five African lion cubs to the savanna enclosure in August.
Four lions have escaped from their enclosure at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo (pictured, police seen at the fence at the lion viewing point)