Fourteen monkeys have disappeared from the Lescar Exotic Park, near Pau in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, since Tuesday October 27.
These monkeys require care and had already been victims of abuse in the past before finding refuge in the zoo.
Usually, these animals amaze visitors to this park located near Pau.
The zoo director has filed a complaint and is calling for witnesses to try to find the animals.
The theft involves nine marmosets and five tamarins, which are endangered species.
“And so I'm making this somewhat desperate call to ask you if you have any information, if you have anything, to come back to us, please,” said the director, specifying that nine marmosets and five tamarinds were stolen. According to the director, the thieves were filmed by surveillance cameras.
But since Tuesday October 27, the zoo's 14 monkeys have disappeared.
According to the director, the thieves were filmed by surveillance cameras.
He hopes to find these animals in need of care, already victims of mistreatment in the past and who had found refuge in the zoo, as soon as possible.