Wave of Hoax Threats Puts Zoos on High Alert
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June 24, 2026
Zoos are now dealing with a menace more familiar to schools and malls: fake bomb and shooter threats that shut everything down. Remy Tumin reports in the New York Times that roughly 40 zoos and aquariums nationwide have been hit by suspected "swatting" hoaxes since spring, from Florida to Ohio...
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