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Joanne Cabban lost an arm after she was mauled by a lion at a Darling Downs Zoo owned by her sister and brother-in-law.

Teacher Joanne Cabban identified as lion mauling victim at Queensland zoo

The woman, whose sister co-owns the zoo, was grabbed by her left arm while watching keepers clean the lions’ enclosure.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Cameron Atfield

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A person feeding lions at the Darling Downs Zoo.

Queensland lion attack: What we know so far

A woman was “inexplicably” grabbed on the arm by a lion, resulting in significant injuries – but how did she end up close enough to the big cat?

  • Catherine Strohfeldt, Cameron Atfield and Brittney Deguara
Darling Downs Zoo co-owner Steve Robinson speaking outside the zoo on Tuesday.

Sister-in-law visited lions ‘about 80 times’ before losing her arm

Darling Downs Zoo co-owner Steve Robinson confirms the victim of the lioness attack is his sister-in-law, a teacher with 20 years’ experience with the lions.

  • Cameron Atfield and Brittney Deguara
An image from the Darling Downs Zoo website shows a woman patting a lion through the fence.

Zoo owner’s response to claims lions tortured and starved

‘Not hungry, skinny, taunted or tortured’: The zoo operator has fired back at abuse after widespread criticism online claimed the lion involved in a mauling was unhealthy.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Cameron Atfield
Lions at Darling Downs Zoo on Sunday after a woman was mauled earlier that morning; (right) the woman was airlifted to hospital after suffering an animal bite.

Woman loses arm in lion attack at Queensland zoo

A woman was airlifted to hospital after she was mauled at Darling Downs on Sunday morning.

  • Cameron Atfield
Tangalooma Beach, on Moreton Island, is slated for shark surveillance drones alongside about a dozen popular beaches earmarked by the Queensland government for drones, nets, and drumlines.

Qld to add lethal shark nets, drumlines to popular tourist beaches

The state’s shark management program is set to get an $88.2m boost to ensure the safety of swimmers, but the decision has attracted criticism from animal advocates.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
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A boy has been bitten by a dingo, which adults reportedly stabbed during the rescue.

Boy, 9, bitten by dingo, with animal injured as bystanders intervene

Rangers on K’gari have spent Friday afternoon tracking an injured dingo after the animal fled when bystanders intervened in an attack against a child. 

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Lion attack.

Lion kills 14-year-old girl in Nairobi

According to the Kenya Wildlife Service, the teenager was mauled on Sunday evening in Savannah Ranch, located near Nairobi National Park.

  • Harriet Barber
Visitors to K’gari are reminded to never approach or feed dingoes, avoid walking alone and keep children close at all times. Food and waste should also be secured at all times.

Woman bitten on hand by dingo before Easter long weekend

Rangers are urging people to take dingo safety advice seriously and understand the risks as K’gari prepares for an influx of visitors over the holiday period.

  • Courtney Kruk
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Where the wild things are: The danger that can’t be tamed on K’gari

A young boy was mauled to death by dingoes in 2001. Strategies to manage the island’s native predators have shifted drastically in the years since, but millions of tourists are still at risk.

  • Courtney Kruk

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/animal-attacks-1n4f