{"id":299500,"date":"2026-06-07T23:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T23:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/299500\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T23:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T23:56:08","slug":"central-florida-zoo-evacuated-after-bomb-threat-officials-say-threat-not-credible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/299500\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Florida Zoo evacuated after bomb threat, officials say threat not credible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SANFORD, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 The Central Florida Zoo &amp; Botanical Gardens was evacuated Sunday afternoon after officials say the facility received a bomb threat.<\/p>\n<p>Zoo officials say all guests and staff were immediately cleared from the property as a precaution. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seminolesheriff.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seminole County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> responded and worked with zoo personnel to secure and sweep the premises.<\/p>\n<p>After an investigation, deputies determined the threat was not credible.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/stuart-unveils-massive-mural-to-promote-ecosystem-awareness-national-ecosystems-awareness-day-environmental-stewardship-conservation-message-wetlands-protection-ocean-conservation-coral-reefs-forests-grasslands-mountains-ecosystems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stuart unveils massive mural to promote Ecosystem Awareness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the all-clear, the zoo announced it will reopen Monday and operate during its standard summer hours from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Officials emphasized that the safety of visitors, employees, and animals remains their top priority and said established safety protocols were followed throughout the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The zoo thanked the public for their support and understanding during the temporary closure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SANFORD, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 The Central Florida Zoo &amp; Botanical Gardens was evacuated Sunday afternoon after officials say&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299501,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-299500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}