[2] Additionally, the park is normally closed for six months each year due to the region's long winters.
[1] On November 13, 2009, a man was attacked and injured by two hungry tigers, forcing the zoo to close for safety reasons.
[1] On March 10, 2010, about 100 of the remaining workers staged a protest demanding unpaid wages of up to 18 months.
[citation needed] Hua Ning, the China program manager for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, claims that the zoo's real purpose is the breeding of tigers and the commercial harvesting of their body parts, with conservation and research serving as a convenient cover.
[citation needed] A senior employee at the zoo has claimed that the tigers were mistreated deliberately, in order to apply for emergency funds.