Steve Robinson said she had been visiting the zoo for more than 20 years and acted as the zoo's photographer during that time.

Visitor activities resume at Darling Downs Zoo near Toowoomba, as Workplace Health and Safety Queensland continue to investigate the circumstances around the mauling.

The Queensland zoo where a woman had her arm torn off by a lion has been issued with compliance notices by workplace health and safety inspectors in the wake of the attack.