- The country's only zoo is increasingly acting as a sanctuary for confiscated exotic pets — crocodiles, tigers, flamingos — and is being stretched for space and funds.
- Flamingos are often stolen for hotels/home gardens, arrive malnourished with bleached feathers from being fed bread, and must be rehabilitated before release.
- A government crackdown and awareness campaign has sharply increased seizures (188 last year vs. 30 in 2023), and the zoo may also take in exotics seized in nearby Puerto Rico.
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