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State Prosecutor Finds Fox or Dog Responsible for Kangaroo Deaths at NRW Zoo

The ruling closes the April murder inquiry, underscoring the zoo’s decision to keep kangaroos indoors at night under surveillance.

Im Fall um zwei getötete Kängurus in einem Tierpark im nordrhein-westfälischen Solingen gehen die Ermittler von einem Raubtier als Verursacher aus. Von einem menschlichen Täter sei nicht auszugehen, teilte die Staatsanwaltschaft in Wuppertal mit.

Overview

  • State forensic labs detected fox and dog DNA on the dismembered kangaroo carcasses and confirmed bite patterns consistent with a large wild predator.
  • On April 15 and 18, two female kangaroos were found decapitated at Tierpark Fauna and the joey from the first animal died shortly after rescue.
  • The Wuppertal public prosecutor has formally closed the homicide investigation, concluding there is no evidence of human involvement in the killings.
  • Authorities continue to pursue criminal trespass charges against the individual captured on surveillance entering the kangaroo enclosure in May.
  • Tierpark Fauna maintains overnight indoor housing and night-vision watches for its kangaroos and has added two females from Neunkirchen and Hamm to strengthen the herd.