Authorities in eastern China hunted Monday for the last of three leopards that escaped from a safari park, which faced strong public criticism for concealing the breakout for nearly a week. | @AP
The leopards escaped from Hangzhou Safari Park on April 19 during a handover between zookeepers due to a lapse in operating procedures, officials said at a news conference Monday.
Hangzhou Deputy Mayor Wang Hong said police received calls that leopards were spotted last Thursday and Friday but the safari park denied any had escaped.
The safari park failed to report the escape because it feared that a public announcement would severely reduce the number of visitors to the park over China’s five-day Labor Day holidays, officials said.
The park instead attempted to recover the leopards privately, and captured one on April 21.
The safari park eventually reported the missing leopards last Friday night, and a second one was captured on Saturday, they said.
The two recovered leopards are in good health, officials said.
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