Zookeeper dies after leopard savagely mauls her inside animal enclosure - New York Post
A veteran zookeeper at the Beekse Bergen safari park in the Netherlands died after being mauled by a leopard inside an enclosure. An investigation is underway to determine how the keeper entered the enclosure with the predators.
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The incident raises questions about workplace safety protocols in zoos and the inherent risks associated with managing large predators.
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Make New York Post a Preferred Source A veteran zookeeper at a Dutch safari park died Tuesday after she was savagely mauled inside a leopard enclosure.
The female keeper, who had worked at Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek for nearly four decades, was caring for two male Persian leopards at an indoor enclosure due to the bad weather Saturday, the zoo said in a statement .
“The keeper started at the Beekse Bergen Safari Park at the age of 17 and worked here, with only a few short interruptions, for nearly 40 years,” the park said.
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