Tiger handler Ryan Easley was mauled to death by one of his charges over the weekend while performing with the big cat at the Oklahoma sanctuary where he worked. The private preserve normally welcomes visitors for tours and a closer look at the huge mammals but has now suspended operations indefinitely. Easley, 37, was wrapping up an act with the tiger when the animal suddenly turned on him, Choctaw County Sheriff Terry Park told The New York Times. Easley slumped to the ground, the tiger backed away, and Easley’s wife coaxed it into another cage. “This tragedy is a painful reminder of both the beauty and unpredictability of the natural world,” the Growler Pines Tiger Preserve said in its post.