A tragic story, but predictable. An American tourist was skilled in a Lion park near Joburg yesterday after ignoring multiple warnings not to roll her window down when in the lion enclosure. She was dragged out of the car by a lioness and mauled to death. I have not been to this park, but to others like it. They act as a sort of cross between a zoo and a wildlife reserve. The animals are in large enclosures and drivers are allowed to drive in to see them, but are required to keep their windows rolled up.
There seem to have been a few of these sort of insanities recently. Another one was a Chinese tourist who got out of his car and walked up to a lion to take it's picture with his smart phone (smart phone dumb photographer). What do people think? That the warnings serve no purpose? That they are Daniel (or Daniela) in the freakin lions den and some sort of supernatural entity is going to protect them from an immensely powerful beast that could kill them with one swipe?
Anyway, the events have no impact on anything. Tourist and regulatory authorities will not change any laws or close tourist sites down. As far as they are concerned it is not their responsibility to protect people from extreme stupidity (or arrogance, i don't know)
Quote:Quote:http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/L...d-20150601
Johannesburg – The American woman killed by a lioness in the Lion Park on Monday had ignored several signs and verbal warnings not to drive through the area with her car windows open.
There seem to have been a few of these sort of insanities recently. Another one was a Chinese tourist who got out of his car and walked up to a lion to take it's picture with his smart phone (smart phone dumb photographer). What do people think? That the warnings serve no purpose? That they are Daniel (or Daniela) in the freakin lions den and some sort of supernatural entity is going to protect them from an immensely powerful beast that could kill them with one swipe?
Anyway, the events have no impact on anything. Tourist and regulatory authorities will not change any laws or close tourist sites down. As far as they are concerned it is not their responsibility to protect people from extreme stupidity (or arrogance, i don't know)