Overview
- Gracie, a giraffe at Cedar Hollow Ranch, escaped from her enclosure and was last seen on a game camera west of Leakey on June 22.
- The ranch and the Real County Animal Rescue-Shelter posted a photo on social media and offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to Gracie’s safe return.
- Ranch manager Vick Jones gave phone numbers for tips and told a local outlet he has located Gracie and hopes she will be back at the ranch Tuesday, but that claim has not yet been independently confirmed.
- Jones said Gracie wandered into a part of the property the giraffes had not used before and exited through a gate, a detail that points to possible enclosure or access issues.
- The ranch has kept giraffes for about 30 years, and the case shows how small rural operations rely on community tips, game-camera evidence, and local media when exotic animals escape.