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Old Jun 3, 2015 | 10:46 am
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CBear
 
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Originally Posted by l'etoile
I would be interested in a real discussion here about this park. I have been on walking safaris in Botswana where I have viewed lionesses eating a kill while a male watched our group. I have driven in open jeeps quite close to lions many times.

I have never been to a park like this one. Is it something more akin to a zoo perhaps? I understand this park has had several problems. I have read this park at one time was raising lions for humans to hunt. I am curious if there are conditions at a park like this one that make it more likely they will attack humans in vehicles. Are the animals more likely to be stressed from a high number of cars? Are they in close confines? Do they get to hunt?

Ironically, the young woman (29, not 22) was on some sort of a sponsored mission to tag animals to protect them. I find odd she would be at this park.

Curious if anyone has dialogue to offer beyond treating her death so cruelly.
This park is also known for their "walking with lions" excursions and being able to pet that cute little lion cub.

That's way you need to keep your windows closed.

Time to shut down this park.
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