2016 Zookeepers conduct escaped zebra emergency drill in Tokyo – video
The Guardian-Source: AP
Staff at a zoo in Tokyo stage an emergency drill on Tuesday, simulating the recapture of an escaped zebra. A zookeeper in a zebra costume breaks through a netted fences and pushes over another zookeeper, before staff eventually sedate and capture the ‘animal’. A total of 150 zoo staff members, police officers and fire fighters participated in the biannual simulation at the Ueno Zoological Gardens
2015 Japanese zoo stages escape of ‘snow leopard’ for staff drill – video
The Guardian-Source: AP
A zookeeper wearing a snow-leopard suit escapes his enclosure at Tama zoological park on the outskirts of Tokyo as staff attempt to recapture him. The drill was staged as part of a training exercise to help staff deal with real animals escaping. During the escape the fake snow-leopard manages to maim an unfortunate zookeeper before he is tranquilised
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When the “injured” staff checked his own pulse I lost it. I just about fell off my chair.
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“This is a test. This station is conducting a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test.”
“If this had been an actual emergency, you would have been instructed to tune to one of the broadcast stations in your area.”