VISITORS were excited to return to a zoo yesterday after a row between the management and landlord resulted in the termination of its lease. The dispute between South Lakes Safari Zoo’s landlords Zoo Investment Company and Yorkshire Wildlife Park and tenants Cumbria Zoo Company saw the zoo closed to visitors on Monday. Security staff turned up at South Lakes Safari Zoo and stopped visitors from entering as a dispute between the attraction’s managers and the landowners came to a head. The Zoo Investment Company terminated the lease of the company that has run the Dalton attraction since 2017 after months of disagreement.