Dozens of Flamingos Missing From Hialeah Park

Dozens of flamingos have gone missing from the racetrack at Hialeah Park, and officials believe it could be foul play.

The flamingos have been a fixture at the racetrack for decades and dozens of chicks were born there weeks ago. But last week park officials noticed up to 50 were missing.

Officials said flamingos will wander away from time to time but not to that extent.

"They couldn't fly because they were only about six inches high, they were too young, they didn't vaporize, we couldn't find any remnants of any carcasses or anything around here, if a wild animal got to them," Hialeah Park's Dennis Testa said. "So the final suspicion is somebody came in and poached them for sale."

Anyone with information is asked to call the Wildlife alert program at 888-404-FWCC.

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