Chimpanzees escaped from Furuviksparken, a cobra escaped from Skansen and a zookeeper was gored to death by an elk antelope at Öland Zoo.
Despite the incidents in the past six months, Daniel Rooth, spokesperson for the Swedish Zoo Association and zoologist at Universeum in Gothenburg, believes that safety is good at the country's zoos.
He also believes that Furuviksparken's handling of the escape is a sign of that.
- Based on regulations and rules, you must have safety plans.
If you have dangerous animals, you must be able to handle situations, should the worst happen.
In this case, they have implemented the security plan they had, he says.
Dismisses criticism
After recent incidents, voices have been raised, including from Animal Rights, who have asked the question whether zoos are needed at all.
Daniel Rooth dismisses that criticism.
He means the opposite;
that the need for zoos and conservation work has never been as great as it is today.
- It's about the earth's nature looking pretty bad, many species are becoming threatened.
So the zoo's work has never been more important.
But how are the zoos affected by events like this?
- I understand that it can arouse strong reactions.
It's about understanding the danger to people when an animal like this escapes.
It is clear that it can damage trust in the short term, but you also have to understand that you have to handle things like this in a safe way, he says.