When everyone else in the Australian town of Mogo fled the flames that tore thro...
MOGO, Australia - When everyone else in the Australian town of Mogo fled the flames that tore through surrounding bushland, Chad Staples didn’t consider abandoning his family.
When they knew the fires were coming, Staples and his team made a plan to keep flames at bay and save the 65 acre private zoo and its 40 species, including shifting some primates into their own living quarters.The survival of the zoo’s six zebras, two rhinos, six giraffes, four gorillas, three tigers and six lions, among others, is among the few positive stories to come out of a devastating fire season that has so far killed 26 people.
A local fire service official stopped by at the zoo and told them no one would be able to come rescue them. After the fires, the zoo arranged police escorts to get trucks through roadblocks to make urgent deliveries of hay, vegetables and water to keep the animals alive, he said.
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