Chief curator says his team had no other option as there was an immediate threat to human life
Two female brown bears have been shot and killed at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire after they escaped from their enclosure when strong winds toppled a tree.
In a statement from the zoo’s chief curator, Malcolm Fitzpatrick, the tree fell in such a way that it formed a “bridge” between the brown bear pen and the fence of the neighbouring wild boar enclosure.
