Overview
- Samba escaped from Marwell Zoo less than 24 hours after arriving from Jimmy's Farm in March and has been missing since then.
- Recent reports have narrowed the likely area to around Brambridge, prompting a coordinated search on Friday that involved more than 20 team members.
- Marwell is using a mix of camera traps, thermal drones and on-foot searches to look for footprints, droppings and other signs in dense vegetation where Samba may be hiding.
- The zoo recovered Samba’s sister Tango soon after the escape but has so far found no confirmed evidence of Samba despite intensified efforts.
- Marwell asks the public to report any suspected sightings with a photo and a What3Words or Google Maps location to 07436 116740 as teams keep monitoring the area.