The tragic event involving Harambe, the 17-year-old western lowland gorilla, at the Cincinnati Zoo sparked a global conversation about zoo safety, animal behavior, and human responsibility. On May 28, 2016, a young boy climbed into the gorilla’s enclosure, leading to a series of events that ended in Harambe’s death. Experts across various fields have since weighed in on what happened that day and the implications it has for both animal conservation and human interaction with wildlife.