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The 2022 Furuvik Zoo chimpanzee shootings occurred around 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday 14 December 2022, when a number of the chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) kept at Furuvik Zoo (Sw. Furuviksparken) in Furuvik, Gävle Municipality, Sweden, escaped from their enclosure into the chimpanzee building and park and made an attempt to exit the zoo itself, which was closed to the public for the winter season. The zoo staff responded by firing on the escaping apes, killing four of them.
The story gained domestic and international attention, and prompted debate about zoos and the keeping of great apes in captivity.[1][2] The incident has also been described as "the Massacre in Furuvik",[3] "the Furuvik Bloodbath",[4] and "the Chimpanzee Drama".[5]
- ^ "Sweden Furuvik zoo: Anger over shooting of chimpanzees in zoo escape". BBC News. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Four chimpanzees still loose inside Swedish zoo a day after escape". The Guardian. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Söderberg, Ida (15 December 2022). "Ett kvitto på människans totala uselhet". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Brodrej, Gunilla (14 December 2022). "Djurparken har orsakat ett blodbad". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Schimpansdramat på Furuviksparken". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.