{"id":898137,"date":"2021-10-19T13:44:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T17:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=898137"},"modified":"2021-10-19T13:44:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T17:44:34","slug":"the-plan-to-catch-escaped-zebras-in-maryland-more-zebras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-plan-to-catch-escaped-zebras-in-maryland-more-zebras\/","title":{"rendered":"The Plan To Catch Escaped Zebras In Maryland? More Zebras"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-plan-to-catch-escaped-zebras-in-maryland-more-zebras%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=898137&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Officials in Prince George\u2019s County, Maryland, have announced their plan to find two zebras that have been on the loose since the beginning of September: more zebras.<\/p>\n<p>Five zebras escaped from a private farm in early September. \u201cThree of the exotic animals were first reported to authorities Aug. 31 after they were spotted in a wooded area of Upper Marlboro, about 20 miles from the nation\u2019s capital, said Rodney Taylor, chief of Prince George\u2019s County Animal Services Division,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/five-zebras-roam-freely-maryland-town-residents-do-double-take-n1278946\">NBC News<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZebras running loose in Prince George\u2019s County is something we\u2019ve never seen, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a buzz. A lot of people are talking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2021\/10\/13\/zebras-escape-maryland-farm-upper-marlboro\/\">Washington Post<\/a> added, \u201cSince then, the public has reported several sightings. They\u2019re traveling in two packs \u2014 a pair and a trio \u2014 because they\u2019re herd animals, experts said. And caretakers have been trying to lure them to a feeding area and gradually put up a fence to corral them. Chief Rodney Taylor, who runs the county\u2019s animal control agency, said they\u2019re \u2018very close\u2019 to catching the escaped zebras.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrince George\u2019s County Animal Services claims to be in constant communication with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the owner and the caretaker of the exotic animals to work together to capture the remaining zebras,\u201d reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/news\/local\/maryland\/prince-georges-county-officials-new-plan-catch-loose-zebras-after-one-dies\/65-acf219b9-1a86-402d-9f4e-026ab833fed7\">WUSA9<\/a>. \u201cOfficials say the owner and caretaker have taken two zebras from the herd and are keeping them in an enclosure in the center of a corral. The hope is that by utilizing food and the other zebras, the loose zebras will return to the corral and the herd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur priority is to make sure the zebras are captured and returned to the herd,\u201d says DoE Director Andrea L. Crooms. \u201cOnce this is accomplished, the County will conduct a further investigation, and any actions including any appropriate charges against the owner will be evaluated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, one of the escaped zebras was found dead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the Department of Natural Resources, the body of a dead animal was reportedly found on private property in Upper Marlboro on September 16,\u201d reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/news\/local\/maryland\/zebra-found-dead-prince-georges-county-illegal-snare-trap\/65-350c743e-2fb2-42ea-bfdf-58fc9fdf22fc\">WUSA9<\/a>. \u201cWhen Prince George\u2019s County Animal officers arrived, they found the deceased zebra in a snare trap near a field. According to Maryland officials, snare traps are illegal in Prince George\u2019s County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animallaw.info\/statute\/md-exotic-pets-subtitle-6-crimes-relating-animals\">Animal Legal and Historical Center<\/a> at Michigan State University, there are several breeds that are illegal to own in Maryland. This list<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials in Prince George\u2019s County, Maryland, have announced their plan to find two zebras that have been on the loose since the beginning of September: more zebras.Five zebras escaped from a private farm in early September. \u201cThree of the exotic animals were first reported to authorities Aug. 31 after they were spotted in a wooded area of Upper Marlboro, about 20 miles from the nation\u2019s capital, said Rodney Taylor, chief of Prince George\u2019s County Animal Services Division,\u201d according to NBC News at the time.\u201cZebras running loose in Prince George\u2019s County is something we\u2019ve never seen, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a buzz. A lot of people are talking about it.\u201dLast week, the Washington Post added, \u201cSince then, the public has reported several sightings. They\u2019re traveling in two packs \u2014 a pair and a trio \u2014 because they\u2019re herd animals, experts said. And caretakers have been trying to lure them to a feeding area and gradually put up a fence to corral them. Chief Rodney Taylor, who runs the county\u2019s animal control agency, said they\u2019re \u2018very close\u2019 to catching the escaped zebras.\u201d\u201cPrince George\u2019s County Animal Services claims to be in constant communication with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the owner and the caretaker of the exotic animals to work together to capture the remaining zebras,\u201d reported WUSA9. \u201cOfficials say the owner and caretaker have taken two zebras from the herd and are keeping them in an enclosure in the center of a corral. The hope is that by utilizing food and the other zebras, the loose zebras will return to the corral and the herd.\u201d\u201cOur priority is to make sure the zebras are captured and returned to the herd,\u201d says DoE Director Andrea L. Crooms. \u201cOnce this is accomplished, the County will conduct a further investigation, and any actions including any appropriate charges against the owner will be evaluated.\u201dLast week, one of the escaped zebras was found dead.\u00a0\u201cAccording to the Department of Natural Resources, the body of a dead animal was reportedly found on private property in Upper Marlboro on September 16,\u201d reported WUSA9. \u201cWhen Prince George\u2019s County Animal officers arrived, they found the deceased zebra in a snare trap near a field. According to Maryland officials, snare traps are illegal in Prince George\u2019s County.\u201dBased on the Animal Legal and Historical Center at Michigan State University, there are several breeds that are illegal to own in Maryland. This list includes, \u201cfoxes, skunks, raccoons, bears, caimans, alligators, crocodiles, wild cats, wolves, nonhuman primates, and venomous snakes,\u201d but not zebras.According to Daniel Rubenstein, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University, the zebras will be \u201cfine\u201d in Maryland\u2019s environment.\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019ll do just fine, certainly during the summer, spring, and fall, in the sense that they\u2019re grazers,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s plenty of grass in Prince George\u2019s County \u2026 They should be able to survive because all the conditions are out there in terms of food and water, and there\u2019s no lions or hyenas to eat them, and what wolves or foxes there are probably won\u2019t harm the adults.\u201d\u201cThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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