Overview

• Veteran keeper Jian Rangkharasamee, 58, stepped out of his vehicle in the drive‑through lion area, was attacked for about 15 minutes in view of tourists and later died at a hospital.
• Thailand’s Department of National Parks shut the big‑cat section, confined the five lions involved and ordered their retraining.
• Regulators reported damaged fencing, too few CCTV cameras, inadequate warning signs and a zoo permit that expired last year and is still awaiting renewal.
• An autopsy found multiple deep lacerations, a broken neck and ruptured arteries.
• Police and wildlife officials are investigating as widely shared footage fuels scrutiny and conservation groups urge tighter controls or relocation of the lions.