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applegrove

(118,577 posts)
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 07:01 PM Mar 2013

"Quebec zookeeper expected to live after tiger attack"

Quebec zookeeper expected to live after tiger attack

CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/03/28/quebec-zookeeper-injured-tiger-saint-felicien.html

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The Quebec zookeeper who was attacked by a Siberian tiger at a Lac-St-Jean area zoo this morning is expected to live.

“Right now he's at the hospital. His life is not in danger,” said Christine Gagnon, the zoo’s director of conservation and education.

“We are really lucky for that.”

The 51-year-old man was cleaning the inside of the enclosure before 9 a.m. Thursday when a female tiger at the St-Félicien wild zoo attacked him.

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"Quebec zookeeper expected to live after tiger attack" (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2013 OP
Apparently the female tiger has two cubs right now. I hope they don't put her down. She was applegrove Mar 2013 #1
Poor guy. polly7 Mar 2013 #2

applegrove

(118,577 posts)
1. Apparently the female tiger has two cubs right now. I hope they don't put her down. She was
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 07:01 PM
Mar 2013

just being herself.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
2. Poor guy.
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 07:06 PM
Mar 2013

What a beautiful tiger. The article says she's not expected to be put down. Apparently someone screwed up and didn't follow procedure by having her in her nighttime cage while the man cleaned. Sad story, I hope he fully recovers.

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