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NEWS ABOUT: tiger attack

tiger attack stories: 6 news summaries

 Sumatran 
 Tigers Kill 3 
 in Indonesia 

Illegal loggers were sleeping in Sumatran preservation

Feb 23, 09 3:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Sumatran tigers have killed six Indonesians in the last month, including three over the weekend. The latest victims include a father-son pair of illegal loggers who were attacked while they slept in a protected forest, AP reports. Sumatrans are the world's most endangered tiger subspecies. Poaching and forest destruction have... More »

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endangered species • Indonesia • animal attack • Sumatra • tiger attack • Sumatran tiger

SF Asks Tiger Victim to Reimburse City

City aims to recover costs of medical care from any settlement from victim's lawsuit

Jan 3, 09 3:37 AM CST
(Newser) - City officials are seeking more than $75,000 in reimbursements from a man mauled by an escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo last year, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The man and his brother are suing the city over the Christmas Day 2007 attack. The motion from the city... More »

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San Francisco • lawsuit • medical bills • San Francisco Zoo • tiger mauling • tiger • Paul Dhaliwal • Kulbir Dhaliwal • tiger attack

Tiger Victims File Claims Against San Francisco

Pair requests compensation in wake of Christmas attack at zoo

Mar 28, 08 6:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paul and Kulbir Dhaliwal, the brothers attacked by a tiger Christmas Day at the San Francisco Zoo, filed claims yesterday against the city for damages, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. They are requesting an unspecified amount, claiming they suffered physical and emotional trauma in the attack, which took the life... More »

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lawsuit • defamation • negligence • San Francisco Zoo • tiger mauling • Paul Dhaliwal • Kulbir Dhaliwal • tiger attack

 Report Rips Zoo in Tiger Attack

Facility was understaffed and unprepared for emergency

Mar 19, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a 243-pound tiger escaped its pen and began mauling Christmas Day visitors, the San Francisco Zoo was painfully understaffed and ill-equipped to respond to the emergency, according to a new report. "The zoo is too often chasing problems," concluded the independent Association of Zoos and Aquariums of... More »

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911 call • animal attack • zookeeper • tigers • Tatiana • San Francisco Zoo • Paul Dhaliwal • Kulbir Dhaliwal • tiger attack • Christmas Day • visitors • Carlos Sousa Jr • tiger grotto

Big Cats Are Back at SF Zoo

Lions, tigers return to outdoor grottoes after fatal Christmas attack

Feb 21, 08 5:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Seven tigers and lions are back in their outdoor grottoes at the San Francisco Zoo for the first time since a Siberian tiger killed a man on Christmas Day. The pens got a $1.7 million security upgrade after Tatiana escaped and attacked three people. Officials said the enclosure's front... More »

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zoo • lion • animal attack • Tatiana • San Francisco Zoo • Siberian tiger • tiger • tiger attack • animal

Siegfried & Roy Plan Comeback

Duo to perform for charity 5 years after near-death experience

Feb 12, 08 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - A tiger mauling has kept them offstage for over 4 years, but Siegfried & Roy aren’t letting it end their careers. Next February they’ll perform a one-night-only special for charity, reports Der Spiegel, and their publicist says he’d be “very surprised if animals were not part... More »

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Las Vegas • magician • illusion • Siegfried and Roy • Siegfried Fischbacher • Roy Horn • tiger attack • Montecore • comeback

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