Residents living near the Hangzhou Safari Park, which did not inform the public for a week that the leopards had escaped, spotted the wild cats last week and alerted authorities, according to an announcement from the Fuyang District government. Surveillance footage posted online showed one of the leopards walking near the upscale Jinyuan Villa area east of the park on Friday. According to state-backed The Paper , park staff had initially denied reports any leopards had escaped. The Hangzhou Safari Park has been closed while local authorities investigate. It remains unclear how the leopards escaped.

Source: CNN May 10, 2021 02:48 UTC