ALBUQUERQUE'S BIOPARK ZOO IS ONE OF ONLY TWO FACILITIES IN THE COUNTRY WITH A TASMANIAN DEVIL EXHIBIT…AND NOW ONE OF THE ANIMALS HAS DIED. BIOPARK DIRECTOR RICK JANSER TELLS 770 KKOB TESTS SHOW THE MALE TASMANIAN DEVIL, JASPER, SUFFERED BRAIN TRAUMA FROM A SKULL FRACTURE…BUT HOW THAT HAPPENED ISN'T KNOWN.
HE SAYS THERE'S ROCK WORK WHERE THE ANIMALS CLIMB SO JASPER MAY HAVE FALLEN AND HIT HIS HEAD. BUT JANSER SAYS THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE EXHIBIT WITH A FINE-TOOTH-COMB TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND ANY CLUES TO JASPER'S DEATH.
ALBUQUERQUE'S TASMANIAN DEVILS ARE ON LOAN FROM A SANCTUARY IN AUSTRALIA…AND JANSER SAYS HE'S NOTIFIED THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
