Work on the Cusco pride habitat is moving at speed, under the watchful gaze of Kiara, mother of the pride, at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. The boisterous family of lions had smashed up their platform den bounding on and off it.

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to repairs, here is your support in action!

Painting the long perimeter fence to preserve is underway, alongside construction of a new platform den. A colony of bees had built a home under the old platform, so this section has been left intact for the bees to keep their home and continue to play their part in our environment. Another home at ADIWS!

In August 2018, ADI purchased 455 acres of land in Free State, South Africa and this week, six years ago, we began building the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.

Our dream to build a place of loving kindness for animals in desperate. Since then, we have given a home to over 50 lions and tigers, from Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, South Africa, Armenia, and Kuwait.

We have a growing family rescued farm animals including pigs, goats, geese, and a cow, rescued antelope, donkeys and horses roaming the sanctuary and have released dozens of tortoises and turtles saved from traffickers.

We continue to rewild the land, planting hundreds of trees and have seen an explosion in native wildlife from Jackals and civet cats to secretary birds, owls and ibis.

We have 20 lion and tiger houses with habitats ranging from 2.5 acres up to 8 acres of natural land giving these animals from tiny cages huge spaces to roam – and for the lions the world that nature intended them for.

THANK YOU to everyone who helped us come this far, let’s keep building, developing the sanctuary and saving more animals.

The ADI Wildlife Sanctuary team have got creative again and made a new toy for the fun-loving Spice Girls.

It’s a bendy lollipop and what a ball the girls are having, so much so that they have to wait their turn to get a go.

Giving our residents enrichment is an important part of their care and we are constantly trying to come up with new and exciting ideas.

The Kuwait 6 looking at home in the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary – sold illegally as pets, then dumped by their owners in the desert and city streets of Kuwait, when no longer wanted.

The Kuwait 6 – Muheeb, Saham, Shujaa, Saif, Dhubiya and Aziza – once victims of the illegal wildlife trade, now enjoy life under the South African sun.

Saif and Dhubiya were found starving, weak and frightened in the desert. With the help of our supporters and Kuwait Zoo, we were able to rescue them and give them a new life. Shujaa was abandoned in the city streets.

Now these big cats can just be cats! They have acres of land to run and roam, enrichment toys to activate their prey and play instincts, and plenty of spots amongst the grass and trees for them to hide and sleep.

Want to help? Consider adopting one of the Kuwait 6 through our website! Your donations will help cover food, medical care and enrichment expenses.

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Native wildlife has exploded at the 455-acre ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa since we began re-wilding – including spectacular secretary birds.

We have planted over 200 trees, allowed the flowers to flourish, and added over 50 natural spring fed water sources.

Little wonder there is an abundance of birdlife these days.

One of the biggest thrills we get is seeing a secretary bird walking through the long grass, particularly since these birds are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This large bird of prey with an eagle-like head but stork-like legs, are normally monogamous, and so we usually see them in pairs.