A zookeeper was mauled to death by a white tiger at a wildlife park in New Zealand's north, police said.
"A male wildlife keeper was fatally mauled by a white tiger while cleaning an enclosure in Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens today," New Zealand police said in a statement.
A report said visitors to the park had seen the attack, although this was not immediately confirmed by police.
An Auckland man told the Fairfax newspaper group he had seen the mauling.
"It was very, very frightening," said the man, who declined to be named.
Despite the efforts of the second keeper and a rapid response from other wildlife park staff, the tiger would not let the park worker go and he died at the scene, police said.
The tiger was later destroyed by wildlife park staff.
Fairfax's Stuff website reported eight foreign tourists at the park were understood to have witnessed the incident.
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Seriously,wats the use of having a zoo?To save wildlife?Keep animals from extinction?
PLEASE LA...With all these stupid killing done whenever an animal kills someone,might as well don even try to save them at all.No use trying to b nice and 'let's save the animal from extinction' game.
Do u even realise that even tho humans said they wan to save wildlife,they are the one destroying them with their own hands?
Humans just sux... >.>
Ever heard of animal instinct?Seriously,they shuld hav more safety precautions when doing their work at a zoo where you will b surrounded by ferocious animals all the time.This is like the second time I read news like this.
Good thing that singapore didn't do wat they did to the poor tiger.
