The Latest Breaking News from Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Is it wrong to kill wild animals that attack humans? Sometimes conservation demands it

When an Amur tiger recently killed a man at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in northern England, the park announced that the tiger would not be killed.

The Conversation · Oct 20

NHS staff who wrongly accessed tiger victim’s records should be sacked, says Yvette Cooper

Health secretary says inappropriately looking up details about William Chapman, who died at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, is ‘total disgrace’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18

Medical records of tiger victim inappropriately accessed, ambulance service says

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust said it has launched an investigation.

Evening Standard · Oct 16

Wildlife park to reopen six days after visitor killed by tiger

William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death after entering an enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster on Saturday.

Evening Standard · Oct 16

Tiger that killed man in Yorkshire wildlife park pictured as visitors return

It comes almost a week after 24-year-old William Chapman was mauled to death

The Independent UK · Oct 16

Witness At UK Wildlife Park Describes Horrifying Moment She Watched Former Child Actor Climb Into Tiger Enclosure

William Chapman’s family revealed he had been struggling with significant mental illness and was prescribed strong medication before the fatal tiger attack.

Bored Panda · Oct 15

Tiger attack victim had experienced previous bouts of psychosis, inquest hears

William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death by the animal at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, in Doncaster, on Saturday

Evening Standard · Oct 15

Yorkshire tiger attack victim died from multiple traumatic injuries, inquest hears

William Chapman had a diagnosis of schizophrenia and had experienced previous bouts of psychosis

The Independent UK · Oct 15

Yorkshire tiger latest: Victim killed by tiger died from ‘multiple injuries’, inquest hears

Former child actor William Chapman’s family said he had suffered from ‘significant mental illness over a number of years’ and was ‘prescribed strong medication’

The Independent UK · Oct 15

Inquest into death of man killed by tiger at wildlife park to be opened

William Chapman, 23, was mauled to death by the animal at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, in Doncaster, on Saturday

Evening Standard · Oct 15