{"id":578540,"date":"2026-04-11T20:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/578540\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T20:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:42:09","slug":"zebra-found-running-loose-near-lincoln-sheridan-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/578540\/","title":{"rendered":"Zebra found running loose near Lincoln-Sheridan border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-26-04-10-7CD1C.jpg\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" title=\"A zebra was found in unincorporated Lincoln on Friday, April 10.\" alt=\"A zebra was found in unincorporated Lincoln on Friday, April 10.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        A zebra was found in unincorporated Lincoln on Friday, April 10.<\/p>\n<p>            Katie Ingram<\/p>\n<p>A zebra was found running loose in unincorporated Lincoln on Friday morning \u2014 and authorities are hoping to find its owner.<\/p>\n<p>Katie Ingram, manager of Placer County Animal Services, said the zebra was located near Old Highway 65 on the Lincoln-Sheridan border.<\/p>\n<p>She said recent thunderstorms may have stirred the animal to escape \u2014 she said the zebra may have been spooked by the storm or a fence may have fallen, allowing it to wander away from its property.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.placer.ca.gov\/1909\/Animal-Services\">Animal control officers<\/a> guided the zebra onto a dead-end street to move it off public roads, Ingram said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause they\u2019re not like a horse that is used to people, and they\u2019re more of an exotic wild animal, they had to just kind of slowly corral him on a dead end street because they didn\u2019t want to scare him or have him injure himself,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Officers then set up a temporary corral.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey loaded him into one of our livestock trailers safely,\u201d she said. \u201cHe\u2019s now currently at our shelter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ingram said the incident was the highlight of the day for her staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a big pasture and horse stalls, so he\u2019s safe at our shelter, and we are feeding him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Animal services contacted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which confirmed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/california\/article278267223.html\">it is legal to own a zebra in California.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really hope his owner comes forward, and we\u2019ll hold on to them safely for them,\u201d Ingram said.<\/p>\n<p>If no owner comes forward, Ingram said the zebra will likely be transferred to a nearby exotic animal sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>Ingram encouraged the owner to call Animal Services at 530-886-5541 or 530-886-5375.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/314568916\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SAC_0021_PK_20260121_BUSS.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Nicole Buss\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/314568916\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nicole Buss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Nicole Buss is The Sacramento Bee\u2019s Roseville\/Placer County watchdog reporter. She previously covered Placer County at Gold Country Media. Buss grew up in Lincoln and is a graduate of Sierra College and Arizona State University.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A zebra was found in unincorporated Lincoln on Friday, April 10. 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