2016年CRI Investigation finds tourists responsible for fatal tiger attack at Beijing zoo

 

(source: CCTV)

The investigation¹ panel for the tiger attack at a wildlife park in Beijing late last month has confirmed that the tragedy was mainly caused by the actions of two visitors who ignored the warnings of a staff member and stepped out of their car in an enclosure, China's state media CCTV reports.

The incident occurred on July 23 and the tiger mauling left a 57-year-old mother dead, and her 32-year-old daughter injured.

A report issued by the investigation panel said that the reason for the accident was firstly because the daughter Zhao did not abide² by the rules of the zoo, and left her car after ignoring the warnings of a staff member resulting in her being injured. Secondly³, her mother Zhou also violated the rules and left the vehicle as she attempted to save her daughter, which led to her death.

According to the report, Beijing Badaling Wildlife World has clear warning signs at the zoo, and provides leaflets to tourists instructing them of the rules, with visitors also required to sign a responsibility agreement.

The staff of the zoo verbally warned the woman to get back in her car before the incident occurred and immediate⁴ rescue efforts were carried out by the zoo after the attack, the report said.

The investigation found that the facts show the zoo will not take major responsibility for the incident.

The incident has shocked many people in China, with footage released by China's state media CCTV, showing the attack widely viewed. The footage shows a woman getting out of a car and walking to the driver's side, with a male driver then getting out and speaking with the woman. While they are talking a tiger pounces⁵ on the woman and drags her away. The footage then shows a second woman getting out of the car and heading off to help the first woman.

Later media reports confirmed that the two women were mother and daughter, with the daughter suffering severe injuries, while the mother was killed.

The incident has sparked heated debate on who should take responsibility for the attack: the tourists or the zoo.

Some netizens argued that the wildlife park should not be responsible for the incident because all visitors are informed of the danger and they must sign an agreement with the park confirming they will stay in their cars.

However, others believe that the park should take responsibility because personal cars touring the zoo are not appropriate and the zoo should provide its own vehicles for tourists to view the animals, especially when entering the enclosures of predators⁶.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

3 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 pounces   

v.突然袭击( pounce的第三人称单数 )；猛扑；一眼看出；抓住机会（进行抨击）

参考例句：

• The attacker thinks it's still part of the lizard and pounces on it. 攻击者认为那仍然是蜥蜴身体的一部分，向它猛扑过去。 来自互联网

6 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》