They would bite anything attached to the vehicles, especially windscreen wipers and tyres,[2] and windows needed to be kept up to prevent them putting their paws inside.
[1][3] In 1971, a man had his arm clawed when a lion pushed down the car window, and later died in hospital following a reaction to the anaesthetic.
[4] The American actress Tippi Hedren visited the park in 1981, and voiced her dismay at the treatment of lions to the media.
[4] In the same year, the RSPCA investigated the animals' welfare, which resulted in the park improving the lions' care.
[1] As of January 2024[update], Wanneroo Lion Park is the only open-range zoo to have operated in Western Australia.