Relief at Osnabrück Zoo: animal keeper well after lion incident

After yesterday's incident in the lion enclosure at Osnabrück Zoo, it is clear that human error led to the industrial accident. Despite the safety system in place as required, the zookeeper had overlooked an open gate. The employee is still in the hospital, but is well. "In the meantime, we have been able to talk to our colleague after the initial shock, and this has confirmed that human error led to the industrial accident. But we are all just relieved that our colleague got off so lightly - it could have ended quite differently," said Andreas Wulftange, zoological director at Osnabrück Zoo and responsible for the African lions. Yesterday, an animal keeper had been injured by an animal in the lions' front enclosure.