A wild animal said to be a lioness, is believed to be on the loose in the southwestern section of the German capital on Thursday morning, and Berlin police have advised residents in several areas of the city to stay inside.
Due to an escaped wild animal in the Kleinmachnow, Teltow, and Stahnsdorf (PM) area, residents are asked to stay inside and bring their dogs inside. It also said that local police posted on Twitter early on Thursday that their colleagues were on the scene and were assessing the situation.
According to their most recent report, which was published at 6 a.m., police stated that the wild animal has not yet been spotted and advised residents to phone emergency services if they saw it. time zone, as reported by CNN.
Looking for the 'Lioness'
In order to find the huge cat, which police believed to be resting in a wooded location, authorities are employing helicopters. Officials from the Potsdam-Mittelmark district claimed a veterinarian and two armed hunters were on the scene and under orders to stun or kill the animal.
According to Brandenburg's fire services, the huge animal was "likely a lioness." The director of a local circus, however, told the local media that he was unaware of any lions being kept in local circuses or private zoos and suggested the animal might have been a mistaken Caucasian shepherd dog. According to Michel Rogall, "If it's a lion, I'll eat a broom," he told Tagesspiegel.
The lioness is considered to be a dangerous animal and could pose a threat to people and pets. Police are using helicopters and drones to search for the lion, and they have set up traps in the hope of capturing it.
The lioness's escape is a mystery, and it is not clear how it came to be in Berlin. Some experts believe that the lion may have escaped from a circus or a zoo, while others believe that it may have been released by a private owner.
Whatever the case may be, the lioness's escape is a serious matter, and authorities are determined to capture it as soon as possible.
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Other Similar Cases
A "significant" safety breach involving five lions occurred at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney last year, leading authorities to evacuate nocturnal visitors to secure areas and launch an inquiry.
After a "code one" notice, the most serious on the zoo's emergency warning list was sent to nearby residents, the lions made their way back to their enclosure.
Four years prior, in 2018, storms damaged fences in western Germany, allowing two lions, two tigers, and a jaguar to escape their enclosures.
It was said that the huge cats were later located by a drone and recaptured.
A decapitated deer and sizable paw impressions were discovered around the area where the puma was supposedly observed in Cornwall in 2016.
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