The life of a predator: a tiger that tore a visitor to the British zoo, will not be put to sleep

The administration of Yorkshire Wildlife Park officially confirmed that the Amur tiger named Altai, fatally injured a man who climbed into his enclosure, will not be put to sleep, the newspaper The Guardian reports. The management of the zoo expressed deep condolences to the family of the deceased, stressing the complete innocence of the predator in the tragedy.

The tragic incident occurred after an adult visitor voluntarily overcame multi-level protective barriers and penetrated into the closed habitat of large cats. Zoologists and representatives of law enforcement agencies stated that the animal showed natural predatory instincts of territorial protection when a stranger suddenly appeared in a closed perimeter.

British environmental organizations and the public supported the position of the Directorate of the park, pointing out the inadmissibility of destroying a rare animal due to a gross violation of human safety rules. South Yorkshire Police and the National Occupational Safety Inspectorate are completing an inspection of the complex's technical fencing systems.

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