Děčín Zoo reopens despite monkeys still on the loose

The zoo in Děčín has reopened to visitors, despite seven of the nine-member group of macaques that escaped the premises on Monday evening still not having been recaptured. The zoo was closed on Tuesday due to the missing monkeys, which fled their enclosure after someone damaged the electric fence surrounding it.

The police have arrested a possible suspect, a 42-year-old man whom they located at a nearby restaurant about half an hour after they received the report of the monkey escape. He was subsequently detained, placed in a police cell, and tested for drugs. The test came out positive for THC.

Zoologists urge caution and have asked the public to report any sightings of the monkeys to the zoo.