Once again, we saw the benefits of our new Non-Predator Reception Area (NPRA) at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary last week, when Dr Willem Dafue came to examine horse Sammy and donkey Jack.

Elsa was born ten years ago today at a lion farm in South Africa. Thankfully, she and her sister (from another litter) Lei-ah, were rescued and brought to Panthera Africa BigCat Sanctuary.

After a few days for Coco to recover in the Kornberg Habitat feeding camp after his stay in hospital, Chino and Coco are now back together in their main habitat.

The ADI Wildlife Sanctuary is home to lions and tigers rescued from abuse all over the world and to wildlife confiscated from traffickers or seized in local cruelty cases.

Dr Peter Caldwell has removed a growth from Coco’s leg and sent it for histopathology.

14 year old Coco has been taken into Old Chapel Veterinary Clinic today for Dr Peter Caldwell to investigate what is either an injury, or possible melanoma, on his hind leg.

We know that many of you will be wondering what will happen to young lions Ori and Ben-Tzur following the outbreak of war.

The ADI Wildlife Sanctuary was originally built to house the large numbers of lions and tigers ADI was rescuing as we secured national circus bans around the world, but now, we have become a beacon of hope for all creatures across our region of South Africa.

At this age, little Ori should still have been nursing with his mother but instead, he was torn from her to become a product for sale in the illegal wildlife trade. He was passed from person to person, forced to be cuddled and posed with, as his owners enjoyed the status of owning a #TrophyPet lion. Deprived of everything he needed, forced into dependency on humans. But the day this picture was taken, Ori’s luck changed.