FAMILY CATFIGHT OVER TIPPI'S LIONS

Melanie & Dakota think running refuge is for the birds

BIG CAT fanatic Tippi Hedren hoped to pass along her beloved wildlife preserve to her actress daughter Melanie Griffith and granddaughter Dakota Johnson, but friends say she’s scrambling to make other plans now that they’ve turned her down!

The 93-year-old Hollywood legend operates the 72-acre Shambala Preserve — 50 miles north of Los Angeles — where she provides safe haven to lions, tigers, cougars and other exotic felines who have suffered neglect or mistreatment.