▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁a ▁park ▁employee , ▁follow ▁the ▁animal ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁walk ▁within ▁the ▁park . ▁ ▁Cub ▁interactions ▁ ▁Cub ▁interactions ▁involve ▁the ▁clients ▁being ▁in ▁a ▁separate ▁en closure ▁with ▁a ▁l ion ▁cub ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁during ▁which ▁photos ▁can ▁be ▁taken ▁and ▁minimal ▁interaction ▁with ▁the ▁animal ▁is ▁possible . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁Lion ▁& ▁Safari ▁Park ▁b anned ▁cub ▁interactions ▁but ▁found ▁that ▁visitor ▁numbers ▁dropped ▁dram atically ▁as ▁people ▁were ▁going ▁to ▁other ▁places ▁that ▁still ▁offered ▁cub ▁interactions . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁cub ▁interactions ▁were ▁re - int rodu ced ▁as ▁an ▁additional ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁gu ided ▁tour ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁prem ises ▁of ▁the ▁park . ▁The ▁CE O , ▁Rod ney ▁Fu hr , ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁no ▁choice ▁since ▁the ▁" sur v ival ▁of ▁our ▁business ▁will ▁be ▁at ▁st ake ." ▁ ▁Non - pro fit ▁organisation , ▁Blood ▁L ions , ▁which ▁is ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁explo itation ▁of ▁l ions ▁in ▁any ▁form , ▁condem ned ▁the ▁park ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁chose ▁to ▁visit ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁cub ▁interactions . ▁The ▁park ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁man aging ▁the ▁interactions ▁with ▁the ▁cub s ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁will ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁negative ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁cub s . ▁ ▁Att ack ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁K atherine ▁Ch app ell ▁was ▁visit ing ▁the