Together with the fire brigade, the animal ambulance tries to get the coati down. Among other things, stairs and a transport basket are used to catch the animal, “but it can go from tree to tree, so it is quite an undertaking.”
When the little bear has been caught, he or she will go to the bird rehabilitation center in Zundert. “They have better facilities there and they also take in exotic animals. Then we look at where the animal can best go.” Since it is an exotic species, an owner who comes forward will have to have the correct papers to keep the coati and get it back. It may be a red coati, which is native to South America.