Dutch zookeeper dies after leopard attacked her in the animal’s enclosure
The park said the keeper was a highly experienced employee and that the leopards will not be euthanised.
- A zookeeper at The Beekse Bergen Safari Park in the Netherlands died on Tuesday from injuries sustained during a leopard attack that occurred Saturday in an animal enclosure.
- Two Persian leopards had taken shelter in the enclosure during stormy weather on Saturday, where the victim was a highly committed zookeeper with a 40-year career at the zoo.
- Around 11 a.m. Saturday, the zookeeper alerted colleagues via walkie-talkie after suffering severe head and neck wounds, prompting emergency workers including a trauma helicopter to rush to the scene.
- Following emergency surgery, her condition worsened Sunday evening, and The Beekse Bergen Safari Park in Hilvarenbeek announced her passing with her name withheld per Dutch privacy law.
- The labour inspectorate has launched an investigation into the accident, as zoo protocols typically prohibit staff from entering enclosures with predatory animals and no CCTV footage explains her presence.
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The animals are not going to be euthanized due to the incident.
The news about the zookeeper at Beekse Bergen Safari Park who died after a leopard attack is a "major shock to the entire zoo world," says the Dutch Association of Zoos. According to the organization, a fatal attack by a zoo animal is "extremely rare." The Beekse Bergen zookeeper was working alone on Saturday in the indoor enclosure of two male Persian leopards when she was attacked by one of the animals. She sustained serious injuries to her h…
The female zookeeper was in critical condition after she was attacked by a leopard on Saturday.
Longtime Zookeeper Dies Days After Leopard Attack
A longtime zookeeper at a safari park in the Netherlands died Tuesday from injuries she suffered when she was attacked by a leopard in its enclosure on Saturday. The Beekse Bergen Safari Park said in a statement that the woman, which name has been with shelter in accordance with Dutch privacy...
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