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A tiger was killed as it tried to escape from Pablo Escobar's former hacienda in Colombia
Pablo Escobar built the Hacienda Nápoles in the 1980s and turned it into his private zoo, where he kept a number of exotic and unique animals
February 10, 2023 3:21pm
Updated: February 10, 2023 9:19pm
A tiger was sacrificed in Colombia when it tried to escape from the Hacienda Nápoles Theme Park, formerly owned by drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, as it could not be controlled and before leaving the conservation environment.
The Park explained in a statement that the events occurred on Thursday late in the day, when the place was already closed to the public that usually comes for its tourist attraction.
"It was caused by an unfortunate combination of a failure in the protocol for handling the animal and its particular cunning," explained the Park, located in Puerto Triunfo, 240 kilometers from Bogotá.
Although the species was not specified by the Park, local media have indicated that it was a tiger that remained in captivity.
The Park assured that upon noticing the cat's escape attempt, they activated a red security code and in "compliance with the protocols" proceeded to "neutralize" the animal, after it could not be controlled.
Pablo Escobar built the Hacienda Nápoles in the 80s and turned it into his private zoo with rhinos, elephants, camels, hippos, zebras, giraffes, cranes, impalas, deer, tapirs, kangaroos, flamingos, ostriches, a rare pair of black parrots, that were exhibited there, although according to Roberto Escobar, brother of the capo, wild animals such as predators or snakes were not included.
After the death of the feared drug trafficker, the place became a tourist attraction and was dedicated to the conservation of species.
The environmental authorities informed that they will go to the Treasury to corroborate what happened with the tiger.
