A week ago today we were scrambling to respond to calls for help from Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary which had just been hit by a devastating wildfire.

Enjoy as lions Goliath and Coralie, who endured a decade in a tiny circus cage in France, check out their new huge, natural habitat at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa.

Today marks a week since our beloved Simba passed away and it still feels strange seeing Rey Ayacucho (Rey A) alone in Guibord Sprague Habitat (pictured today).

The 9-year-old rescued white lions arrived at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in the early hours of Sunday morning, after a 15+ hour journey following their evacuation from Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary, which was devastated by a wildfire last week.

Lei-ah and Elsa arrived safely at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary early this morning after a 15+ hour drive.

9-year-old female white lions, Lei-ah and Elsa have started their 15-hour road trip from Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary, Western Cape to ADI Wildlife Sanctuary (ADIWS), Free State after being sedated and given a thorough health check by Dr Peter Caldwell. This week, Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary was devastated by a wildfire and fires continue to flare up. The two lions will remain at ADIWS until reconstruction is completed.

The ADI Wildlife Sanctuary is preparing to receive white lions Lei-ah and Elsa from Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary after it was hit by a devastating wildfire this week. They will be taken into the quarantine unit, Stephi Habitat, where they will remain until Panthera is recovered.

Yesterday, a horrific wildfire devastated Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa’s Western Cape. ADI has offered travel crates to relocate animals as well as emergency space with us.

Yesterday we lost a giant at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary and today we look back on the life of a lion it was our privilege to know.

It is with great sadness that we announce that one of our old warriors, 18-year old Simba, passed away peacefully at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary today.