Hsinchu County Councilor Zhu Jianming said that from the surveillance images provided by the public, it can be seen that the first time the baboon appeared was on March 3. At that time, it was walking on the path next to a tin house and slowly turned into the tin house.

(Provided by Zhu Jianming)

[Reporter Liao Xueru/Hsinchu Report] East African baboons escaped from the Leofoo Village theme amusement park for 17 days but were killed by gunfire. Taoyuan residents said that they first saw baboons on March 10, but Hsinchu County Councilor Zhu Jianming said that as early as March 3 On March 1, he received complaints from the public, saying that a baboon was found near Leofoo Village. The resident saw the baboon again on March 6. He and the relevant units conducted an on-site survey. The Hsinchu County Government received reports and sent personnel to set up traps, but nothing was found. .

Zhu Jianming said that the service office received the petition, and from the surveillance images provided by the public, it can be seen that the first time the baboon appeared was on March 3. At that time, it was walking on the path next to a metal house and slowly turned into the house; on the 6th, the resident saw the baboons again. At that time, he and the relevant units went to the scene to investigate and search, but no baboons were found.

Later, the Agriculture Department of the Hsinchu County Government and the Animal Protection and Epidemic Prevention Office also sent personnel to set up traps, but they were still not found. Based on the geographical relationship, the public suspected that the baboon had escaped to Taoyuan.

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Leofoo Village responded to this by expressing its gratitude to the public for their enthusiastic contributions. Through the video and estimation from the time point, the park has further confirmed that the baboon in this incident is owned by the park. The park will also clarify the reason for the escape based on the time of the video. Enhanced security measures in the zoo area.

I would like to thank the Forestry Bureau, together with experts and scholars from all walks of life, for assisting the park to apply scientific identification to optimize the quantity control mechanism, so as to accurately grasp the number of animals and prevent animals from escaping. Currently, we are actively communicating and interacting with relevant units to develop feasible methods. more refined.

Hsinchu County Councilor Zhu Jianming said that as early as March 3, he received complaints from the public that a baboon was found near Liufu Village, but the capture was unsuccessful.

(Provided by Zhu Jianming)