This week the sun has been blazing hot at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary (ADIWS) with the temperature hitting 44 degrees Celsius / 111 degrees Fahrenheit, and, with an alert of two wildfires in the area, there couldn’t have been a more vivid reminder of the importance of water security for our residents at the ADIWS. So, I want to start with a very special thankyou to everyone who has contributed to our latest fundraiser to install state-of-the-art waste disposal and grey water recycling and filtration systems to conserve precious water.

This huge project will impact the daily life of the Sanctuary for years to come and the total cost will be $125,600. Thanks to your support, we have raised $53,835 and thanks to the generous match fund of $50,000 from Big Cat Rescue, we have $103,583 and just $21,764 to raise. The first phase of the project is already under way, with Chris Lee Lodge (volunteer accommodations), the temporary resident food kitchen, and the big barn (will be new Resident Care Center and J.Jarie Jensen Veterinary Center), and the Tohir Staff Village all fully serviced with waste disposal and water recycling. Our Resident Welfare Team will finally move into their new accommodations by Christmas!

I am truly grateful to Carole and Howard Baskin of Big Cat Rescue (BCR) for helping get this daunting project underway with their match fund. We first began working with BCR in 2015 (above) planning the rescue and relocation of Hoover tiger, who we rescued from a circus in Peru. BCR later supported our circus rescue in Guatemala and provided a home for tigers Simba, Kimba and Max, as well as working together for TEAPSPA and the Big Cat Public Safety Act. BCR has now closed as a sanctuary, with Simba, Kimba and Max transferred to Turpentine Creek, and Carole and Howard are now focused on big cat conservation projects. With decades of experience running a sanctuary, they immediately understood the importance of water security and clean waste disposal – thank you.

Can you help get us to the FINISH LINE with this hugely important water security project for ADIWS?

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Last week, Dr Peter Caldwell came to the Sanctuary for annual health checks and vaccinations. He sedated four lions: Chino had a small umbilical hernia checked, which Dr Caldwell determined was not troubling him and did not need action; Tarzan’s vitamin levels were checked, and he is being treated for a kidney infection; Saif and Muheeb had blood and urine samples taken. We are concerned about Muheeb (pictured) losing weight, but we await lab results. In the meantime, Dr Caldwell has given him additional vitamins, supplements, and antibiotics and his food is monitored and adjusted as needed, each day.

YOU DID IT! ADIWS now has a fleet of four fully electric Blitz Cruiser vehicles for animal care and maintenance, each powered by a solar panel roof, as well as custom-made fire-fighting tanks for battling wildfires. The vehicles are proving a huge success, improving efficiency, quiet around the animals, non-polluting and no fuel costs! Another step towards being a green Sanctuary and minimizing our impact on the environment in the face of climate change. THANK YOU OUR ADI SUPPORTERS WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and our Luna and Jade cards are selling fast, so if you have yet to place an order through our UK / US stores for your festive goodies, be sure to do so by December 18 in the UK or December 16 in the US to receive in time for the big day!

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