Update

The lady who sadly passed away from this attack was named as Samantha Kudeweh. I'm her biography on the Hamilton Zoo website, she is described a woman who has dedicated 20 years to these animals that she so deeply cared about. Here is part of the stuff.co.nz article that outlined her career: Kudeweh wrote about her background on the site, saying she had spent eight years at Auckland Zoo, two years at Melbourne and Werribee Zoos. She said her favourite part of her role was the "opportunities to interact with other species one to one, but there is a down side and that is having to say goodbye to animals. That part never gets any easier." Advertisement Kudeweh also wrote that her favourite animal was the rhino - "but I also have a soft spot for whoever is behaving." She said her most memorable experience during her time at Hamilton Zoo was working with baby rhino Ubuntu, who was born blind, in his first few weeks. He "needed lots of help until his eyes cleared and he could start to find his mum on his own and feed himself," Kudeweh wrote. WORKED WITH CUBS In November 2014, Kudeweh described the birth of Oz and female Sumatran tiger Sali's two cubs as a career highlight. It was the first time she had had the privilege of working with tiger cubs, and in April she asked zoo visitors to name them. Kudeweh said there were initially concerns about pairing Sali and Oz but it was "love at first sight". "Oz is very experienced and he's a very tolerant and nice male tiger. It was lovely for Sali to meet a male like Oz in those circumstances." Oz is Hebrew for "strength." Kudeweh also urged zoo-goers to take an interest in conservation of the species. "We're hoping that people put a little bit of effort into finding out about Sumatran Tigers and some of the threats that they're facing." She was dedicated to these animals and so clearly loved and cared for them. Condolensces to her family, and may she Rest in Peace.