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Wolves bite worker at center where lion had killed intern

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In this May 4, 2019 photo, the entrance to The Conservators Center in Burlington, N.C., is open for visitors. The park re-opened in February 2019 after an intern was mauled to death by a lion that escaped its inclosure in December 2018. ( AP Photo/Amanda Morris)

Family of woman mauled by lion pushes for new regulations

By AMANDA MORRIS - Associated Press

White tiger chokes on boneless meat at zoo in North Carolina

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FILE - This Dec. 31, 2018 file photo shows a sign of Conservators' Center at the property near Burlington, N.C. A witness told authorities that a gate blocked by a ball at the North Carolina animal preserve allowed a lion to reach three people cleaning an enclosure and begin a fatal attack, biting one intern’s ankle and pulling her into the enclosure, according to a medical examiner’s report. (Woody Marshall/The Times-News via AP, File)

Report: Witness says gate blocked when lion killed intern

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FILE - This Dec. 31, 2018 file photo shows a sign of Conservators' Center at the property near Burlington, N.C. A sheriff’s report said it took three tranquilizer darts and eight gunshots to subdue a lion that fatally attacked a zoo intern at the center on Sunday, Dec. 30. The lion killed 22-year-old intern Alexandra Black as she helped staff members clean an animal enclosure. (Woody Marshall/The Times-News via AP, file)

Deputies fired 8 gunshots to subdue lion after fatal attack

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

The Conservators Center says a worker has been killed by a lion that got loose from a locked space, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Burlington, N.C. The facility was founded in 1999 and is in Burlington, about 50 miles northwest of Raleigh. (WTVD/ABC11 via AP)

Lion kills worker after escaping locked area

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The Conservators Center says a worker has been killed by a lion that got loose from a locked space, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Burlington, N.C. The facility was founded in 1999 and is in Burlington, about 50 miles northwest of Raleigh. (WTVD/ABC11 via AP)

Alexandra Black killed by lion at Burlington, North Carolina Zoo

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