National Zoo defends euthanizing fox despite uncertainty it killed 25 flamingos

By Cami Mondeaux
Published May 19, 2022 5:59pm ET
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National Zoo defends euthanizing fox despite uncertainty it killed 25 flamingos
Flamingos in an outdoor bird exhibit. | Smithsonian press release


The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is defending its decision to euthanize a fox it had trapped last week despite uncertainty it was the same fox that had killed 25 flamingos and a duck earlier this month.

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