Several news sources say the woman lost her arm in the attack, but zoo officials said the lion will not be "put down or punished in any way."

Lion attacks on humans were reported in three separate countries over the past week. In Lahore, Pakistan, a surveillance camera caught the horrifying moment an escaped pet lion leapt on a woman, and then pursued two children.

A woman has lost her arm after being attacked by a lion at Queensland's Darling Downs Zoo over the weekend officials said.