Zoo Miami visitors are told to leave after second bomb threat in 2 days

Michael Butler, Miami Herald on Mar 14, 2026

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MIAMI — Zoo Miami abruptly closed Saturday afternoon after a bomb threat for the second day in a row, according to a social media post from the zoo.

More than 100 cars were stuck in traffic on the road leading out of the attraction.

The zoo also had a bomb threat on Friday afternoon. The zoo closed after “an anonymous phone call reporting a bomb threat,” the facility said at the time.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office sent deputies, including specialized units, to conduct a “thorough sweep of the property,” the agency said Friday.

The call came in around 2 p.m. Friday. At 3:30 p.m., the sheriff’s office was asking people to stay out of the area.

The sheriff’s office told the Miami Herald that the Friday call was likely a hoax, but deputies were nevertheless checking the area. The office has yet to respond to the Herald’s requests for information about Saturday’s incident.

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(Miami Herald Staff Writers Nora Gamez Torres and David Goodhue contributed to this report.)

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