Emergency Response Teams, also called Emergency Weapons Teams or Firearms Emergency Response Teams, are teams that respond when zoo animals escape their habitats and threaten zoo visitors and employees.^[1] Emergency Response Teams are not full-time but are typically composed of zoo employees that have received special weapons training with the police. They are trained to use deadly force, but only as a last resort when the escaped animal is threatening the life of a human being. They use large caliber, "big game" ammunition. Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ... The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ...

Many zoos created or enhanced their Emergency Response Teams following a gorilla attack at the Dallas Zoo in 2004. Interestingly, the Dallas Zoo does not have such a team; deadly escaped animals are handled by the Dallas Police Department. Dallas Zoo is a zoo located just 3 miles south of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 24, 2007, an Emergency Response Team at the Denver Zoo shot and killed a jaguar who had attacked a zookeeper.^[2] The zookeeper later died from her injuries. February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... – 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The Predator Ridge exhibit displays a panoramic view representing the African savanna. ... For other uses, see Jaguar (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Zoo

Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ...

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