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Idaho Falls resident warns of ongoing safety risks at zoo after near-fatal incident
Summary
A longtime Idaho Falls resident urged the City Council to require engineered safety measures at the Idaho Falls Zoo following what he described as an incomplete zoo incident report and reliance on administrative controls.
Bob Nitschke, a longtime Idaho Falls resident, used the council’s public-comment period to urge the city to require engineered safety improvements at the Idaho Falls Zoo following a “near-fatal” incident earlier in the year.
Nitschke said he reviewed the zoo’s final report about the incident and found it “incomplete, inaccurate, and in a couple instances, untrue.” He criticized the zoo for…
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