Tigers, lions, elephants, monkeys, and jaguars were recently loaded onto trucks and evacuated from a wildlife sanctuary in Culiacán, Mexico—to escaperising violence caused by a power struggle between factions of the Sinaloa cartel, The Associated Press reported.
For years, the Ostok Sanctuary served as a rare safe haven for exotic animals — many of them abandoned pets or animals rescued from circuses. But recently, the sanctuary became another casualty of the region's escalating conflict. A months-long violent turf war between rival factions of the infamous Sinaloa cartel has plunged the city into chaos, making life unlivable even for animals.
