The lions “Taigan”, because of which the director of the Skazka Zoo died, will not be euthanized

The lions will continue to live in the park and will not be euthanized.“,” he said, noting that the woman’s funeral is now being organized, and the park management is in full contact with relatives on the issue of providing assistance.

No interruptions in the work of the lion park are expected, the director of the park clarified: “Investigative actions took place yesterday, they do not have any impact on the work of the park. The park is operating as usual.»

Earlier, Zubkov said that the employees who arrived at the scene were no longer able to provide any assistance to the woman.

Safari Park «Taigan» is located in the Belogorsk region of Crimea on the shore of the Taigan reservoir. In 2021, employees of the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol opened a case regarding a predator attack on a one-year-old child in a safari park, as a result of which he lost a finger. In May 2024, the Central District Court of Simferopol re-examined the case against Zubkov after the incident with the predator, and handed down a sentence of one year of suspended imprisonment with a probationary period.

source: TASS