Lin Wang's illness and death not only held the attention of Taiwan's citizens, it even made waves on the international scene, with Agence France Presse, Reuters, the New China News Agency and the Singapore Straits Times all sending reporters to the Mucha Zoo.
林旺病逝不僅受到全台同胞熱烈關注，甚至在國際間也引起波動，包括路透社、法新社、大陸新華社、新加坡海峽時報都派員前往動物園採訪林旺過世的消息。