Tiger Attack Injures Man at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

A man was seriously injured after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, England, on Saturday 10 October 2026, with the tiger attacking him before emergency services attended and the park was evacuated.

South Yorkshire Police said it received reports at 1:35pm of a man entering the enclosure. The force confirmed the tiger remained inside the enclosure after the incident and said there was no wider risk to the public.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park said its emergency response procedures were activated and that it was working with authorities to establish what happened. The attraction closed following the incident and remained closed for the weekend.

"We can confirm that a serious incident has occurred today at the tiger enclosure. Our emergency response procedures were immediately activated, and emergency services are currently attending the scene. We are working closely with the authorities to ascertain exactly what happened. The safety and wellbeing of our visitors, staff and animals remain our highest priority." said Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

The park said the safety of visitors, employees and animals was its priority as emergency teams responded. The enclosure involved is Land of the Tigers, which opened in 2011 and features a raised 300 meter-long walkway.

"At 1.35pm today (Saturday 10 October) we received reports of a man entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The tiger has subsequently attacked the man and this has resulted in serious injury. Officers are working at pace to make contact with the man’s family and no further detail will be provided at this time.

The tiger remained in the enclosure following the incident and there is no wider risk to the public. Following the incident, Yorkshire Wildlife Park was evacuated and officers remain on scene carrying out enquiries. We are aware of videos circulating online and we would encourage people not to share this distressing footage." said South Yorkshire Police.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service sent medical resources to the scene, including an air ambulance, two ambulances and a doctor. The service said it could not provide further details at that stage.

"We can confirm that Yorkshire Air Ambulance was dispatched to an incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park today (Saturday 10 October), alongside other ambulance resources. At this stage, we are unable to provide any further details." said Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park opened in April 2009, while its tiger area later became home to two Amur tigers, Altai and Tschuna. The species, also known as Siberian tigers, are among the largest big cats in the world.