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The tragedy with the escaped and shot dead monkeys in Furuvik has been picked up by media worldwide. The news has appeared in the European and American press – but also in Peru and Australia.
The articles in the international media are both about the death of the monkeys and about how the incident arouses anger in Sweden.
On Wednesday, five chimpanzees escaped from their enclosures in the monkey house at Furuviksparken just outside Gävle. The incident was immediately widely spread in Sweden, but shortly afterwards the news also started popping up on foreign sites.
Just a few hours after the incident, the British Guardian wrote: “Three chimpanzees shot dead after escaping from Swedish zoo”.
The next day, ABC News Australia wrote text on the same theme: “Three chimpanzees shot dead at Sweden’s Furuvik zoo – staff working to catch three more animals on the run”.
The American newspaper Washington Post and the British newspaper The Daily Mail also wrote about the incident.
But the drama has also been picked up by media in Brazil, Peru and India, for example.
In connection with the escape, four chimpanzees were shot with live ammunition. Four have been confirmed dead, two of whom – Linda and Torsten – were shot outside in the park. The chimpanzee Santino has been confirmed dead and Manda is also feared dead, after she was injured during the escape. The monkey Selma is also hit by the shots and is seriously injured.
In the past 24 hours, the focus has shifted from reporting on the incident to telling about the reactions that have been evoked after the shootings. Last Friday, the BBC wrote: “Anger over shooting of chimpanzees in zoo escape”. During the night, the Danish news agency Ritzau also reported on the anger and criticism that was raised against Furuviksparken.