{"id":707167,"date":"2026-06-16T09:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/707167\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:28:22","slug":"exclusive-baby-giraffes-found-safe-after-disappearing-from-natural-bridge-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/707167\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Baby giraffes found safe after disappearing from Natural Bridge Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) &#8211; Two giraffe calves have been found and are safe after disappearing from Natural Bridge Zoo more than a year ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oag.state.va.us\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.oag.state.va.us\/\">The Office of the Attorney General of Virginia<\/a> shared that information exclusively with WDBJ7 Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Office of the Attorney General did not share specifics on how it found the pair, but said the missing calves are now with a professional facility specializing in giraffe care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdbj7.com\/2025\/11\/24\/search-missing-baby-giraffes-continues-natural-bridge-zoo-co-owner-is-jailed\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wdbj7.com\/2025\/11\/24\/search-missing-baby-giraffes-continues-natural-bridge-zoo-co-owner-is-jailed\/\">giraffes disappeared in 2025<\/a> and the co-owner of Natural Bridge Zoo Gretchen Mogensen was ordered to serve a 100-day jail sentence for refusing to explain to the court what happened to the giraffes or hand them over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">People in the region may have even heard the radio PSA from PETA where the actress Alicia Silverstone offers $50,000 for information for the location of the giraffes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Two giraffe calves missing from Natural Bridge Zoo have been found.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/J6GCREDKAZFYBJPW2Q4NHKEBE4.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1306\" \/>Two giraffe calves missing from Natural Bridge Zoo have been found.(Office of the Attorney General of Virginia)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">WDBJ7 has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdbj7.com\/2023\/12\/21\/investigators-reveal-natural-bridge-zoo-animals-conditions-district-court-hearing\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wdbj7.com\/2023\/12\/21\/investigators-reveal-natural-bridge-zoo-animals-conditions-district-court-hearing\/\">following this story since December 2023 <\/a>when Virginia authorities seized 96 animals from Natural Bridge Zoo because of animal abuse allegations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdbj7.com\/2026\/02\/06\/natural-bridge-zoo-owners-face-animal-cruelty-charges\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wdbj7.com\/2026\/02\/06\/natural-bridge-zoo-owners-face-animal-cruelty-charges\/\">Currently, the four co-owners of Natural Bridge Zoo are facing a combined 55 misdemeanor charges.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Two of those owners are also charged with public record forgery.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WDBJ. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ROANOKE, Va. 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