The wild Wyle Cop: Security guard hired to protect Shrewsbury animal sculptures
A 'zoo keeper' has been hired to protect the models from late-night revellers.
A security guard has been drafted in to protect life-size animal models from being targeted by late-night revellers.
The animals in Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, have been such a hit with some that the guard has been brought in to protect them in case people on a night out get over-excited.
The group of life-size fibreglass animals have been stationed on the street to encourage visitors during ongoing roadworks and to celebrate the town's Charles Darwin commemorations – The DarwIN Festival.
And while many of the town's residents and people visiting for a day out have taken time to have a snap taken with the animals, it has emerged that interest from those on a night out has led Shrewsbury's Business Improvement District (BID) to introduce a late-night 'zoo keeper'.
