The Dallas Police Department has opened a criminal investigation after finding a second fence cut inside an animal habitat at the Dallas Zoo.
Officials said they're not sure if the two incidents are related but that an investigation is ongoing and a criminal mischief report has been filed.
The Dallas Zoo said that the leopard, named Nova, was located on Friday near her habitat, the same day she went missing.A clouded leopard named Nova rests on a tree limb in an enclosure at the Dallas Zoo. Nova went missing on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 and the zoo was shut down as a result. Police helped search for the animal that officials described as not dangerous and likely hiding somewhere on the zoo grounds."Teams were able to safely secure her just before 5:15 p.m.
Police and zoo officials believe the fence was "intentionally cut," Dallas Police Sgt. Warren Mitchell told reporters during a press briefing on Friday. "It was their belief and it is our belief that this was an intentional act. And so we have started a criminal investigation," Mitchell said.
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