Mogo Zoo animals saved as bushfires sweep into NSW South Coast town
All of the animals and zookeepers at Mogo Wildlife Park are alive and well after a bushfire swept through the NSW South Coast township.
All of the animals and zookeepers at Mogo Wildlife Park are alive and well after a bushfire swept through the NSW South Coast township earlier on Tuesday.
Despite fears the animals would have to be abandoned if the Clyde Mountain fire came too close, zoo director Chad Staples said the worst had now passed without any loss of life.
“The smaller animals we caught and took inside. The larger, dangerous animals — big cats, gorillas — we put them into their night houses so we could protect them there,” Mr Staples told ABC.
A crew of 15 zoo employees had been working since yesterday to protect the park, apparently without help from local authorities.
“People are passionate about the animals,” Mr Staples said.
“The fires are still burning across the road, so we need to keep vigilant”.
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