The last of four zebras that escaped Sunday from a trailer on Interstate 90 in North Bend is still on the loose in the Seattle suburb.
“There have been a couple of sightings that folks in the North Bend area of King County have called in today,” Cameron Satterfield, a spokesperson for Regional Animal Services of King County, said Tuesday afternoon.
But, he noted, “As yet, we have not been able to capture the fourth zebra.”
That fourth zebra is an adult male. Initial reports said the four zebras were being taken to a wildlife refuge in Montana, but according to Satterfield, the zebras were actually heading from Winlock to a petting zoo in Montana.
So far, Satterfield said, the Animal Services agency has received reports of the zebra walking through yards, and it was once caught on a Ring camera.
Radio station MyNorthwest shared a video of the zebra on a trail camera.
While the typical spring Pacific Northwest weather shouldn’t pose much of a problem for the zebra, authorities are concerned about predators, including cougars and bears, and the busy freeway in the area the zebra has been wandering.
“It’s in an environment it’s not used to,” Satterfield said. “It’s scared.”
Animal control officers are stepping up patrols in the area, Satterfield said, and officials are relying on neighbors to report any zebra sightings.
The King County Sheriff’s Office asked anyone who sees the zebra to call 911 or 206-296-7387.
“DO NOT try to capture it yourself,” the sheriff’s office tweeted.
Ultimately, Satterfield said, the goal is to recapture the zebra and get him back on the path to Montana.
“We really don’t want a zebra running wild through the foothills of the Cascades,” he said.
Editor's note: A news item in Tuesday's edition of The Chronicle incorrectly reported that all the zebras had been captured.
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