Dreamworld will scrap all human interactions with tigers at the Gold Coast theme park after an animal handler was bitten by one of its big cats. In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesperson confirmed its staff would no longer come into direct contact with the animals at its Tiger Island attraction.

Dreamworld in the Gold Coast has put an end to human interaction with tigers following an incident in September.

Dreamworld has moved to end contact between humans and tigers for good at the Gold Coast theme park, after a handler was attacked by one of the venue’s resident big cats.