Jack Hanna, the famed wildlife expert and director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo, said he agreed with the Cincinnati Zoo’s move to use lethal force against a 17-year-old gorilla after a 4-year-old boy fell into its enclosure.
Hanna, who has made numerous television appearances, said he agrees “1,000 percent” with the zoo’s move to shoot the gorilla, named Harambe.
“They made the correct decision. Matter of fact, it’s a millisecond decision,” Hanna said on “CBS This Morning” Monday. “All of us are sorry. We’re all, in the zoo world, heartfelt for this whole thing but thank goodness a human being is alive today because of the decision that the zoo made.”
