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Calgary Zoo workers disciplined over owl death

Two Calgary Zoo employees have been disciplined after a great grey owl was killed in September 2012 due to human error.

Great grey owl died at zoo in September 2012

Calgary Zoo owl death investigation

12 years ago
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Two Calgary Zoo employees have been disciplined after a Great Grey owl was killed on Sept. 26, 2012, due to human error.

Two Calgary Zoo employees have been disciplined after a great grey owl was killed on Sept. 26, 2012, due to human error.

The owl was being transferred from one holding area to another when it flew into a connecting gate and was fatally injured.

"Our zoo management team felt that the keepers had not taken the reasonable precautions expected of all staff to ensure the safety of the owl," saidLaurie Skene, manager of communications.

Skene says a subsequent investigation found the two keepers did not follow all the necessary protocols, including not planning out the transfer and not using radios to communicate with each other.

The zoo is not providing details on what disciplinary action was taken against the employees.

Laurie Skene says the two keepers have taken responsibility for their actions and are still working at the Calgary Zoo.