We were all sure there was a hidden passenger with one of the females when the donkeys arrived at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, then joy all around, with the arrival of Nugget (a donkey pregnancy can last up to 14 months!).
And recently, we had another new arrival ahead of Valentine’s Day, nicknamed Eeyore because of their floppy ears. We won’t be able to see whether Eeyore is a male or female for a couple of weeks.
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Jan and Tim report from Kuwait today. All five of the young lions who ADI is calling for help to take to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary (ADIWS), were victims of the illegal pet trade. They were either seized, captured after being dumped, or voluntarily surrendered. They are in custody at the closed Kuwait Zoo where the lions have been cared for until a home could be found, we are grateful to the staff and volunteers who have helped.
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Max and Stripes love splashing in their pool, especially with a watermelon to play with – although it can get quite messy! Rescued as young cubs from a circus holed up in a junkyard in Guatemala, six years ago. Now they live in Kakato by April Fong Habitat, our largest tiger territory at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. They are friendly, confident animals – Stripes, who was shy as a cub, now fully expresses himself! They love to play with any kind of enrichment, including their Valentine’s Day watermelon treat!
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Ruben seems over the moon to receive his watermelon treat ahead of Valentine’s Day! This is Ruben’s first Valentine’s Day at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary after he was rescued last year from a life of lonely suffering in Armenia. He loves his toys, especially his special teddy bears made out of recycled coffee sacks. We can’t wait to treat him to more watermelon on Valentine’s Day – it will be another tasty treat for him to enjoy. Thanks to Sharon Barber who donated watermelon treats for all the animals at ADIWS.
Keep the fun going for Ruben, while supporting his physiotherapy. Donate toward more enrichment.
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Will you help us give five young lions, victims of the illegal pet trade in Kuwait, a new life at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary?
The lions were either seized, captured after being dumped, or voluntarily surrendered, and are now in custody at the closed Kuwait Zoo. We are thankful to the staff and volunteers who have been caring for them until a home could be found. They heard how ADI had rescued Ruben from another closed zoo and asked for our help.
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Enjoying the shade on a summer’s day…. Ruben absolutely loves the A-frame shelters in his habitat and when the African summer sun gets hot, that’s where you’ll usually find him. He even carries his toys and tucks them inside, and as we all know how much he loves his toys, that means he sees his A-frames as a safe place. Ruben’s confidence continues to grow, and his movement has improved greatly since those first wobbly steps when he arrived.
Giving a donation for enrichment at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary pays for lots of different things – catnip sacks, giant balls, structures to hang toys up, A-frames for snoozing and watching the world. Toys for lions and tigers need to be regularly repaired and replaced – destruction is half their fun! Chino and Coco use their A-frames as gym equipment and Kesari likes to lean on his until he flattens it!
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Leo at 21 years old, although you wouldn’t think it from this angle, looks strong and mighty as he looks out over Abbey Habitat at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. Our most senior lion, rescued from a circus in Peru a decade ago, still has a zest for life, relishing every moment of his golden years.
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Tarzan settles under the trees in Augie Habitat at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa. It’s four years since he arrived with Tanya from Guatemala on the Operation Liberty Airlift of 17 tigers and lions. Many will remember how Tarzan looked when we rescued him. A tiger had attacked him in the circus and torn his lip from his face and it healed hanging from his chin. Although no longer causing pain it must have been uncomfortable making his mouth dry and collecting bits of dirt and grass. He had a partial lip lift at ADIWS to repair the damage and you can see the difference that made in this picture.
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MORNING ALL! Leo, father of the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary pride, is up and about early in the morning sunshine. On these South African summer days the lions and tigers at ADIWS are up and about early, usually starting the roaring chorus at 5am and getting active before sheltering for the hottest part of the day then getting active again in the afternoon and evening. Despite his senior years, the old lion rescued from a circus in Peru a decade ago and now 21 years old, follows a similar ritual, pottering about in the cool morning before settling under one of the trees in Abbey Habitat to sleep – often very heavily to the occasional consternation of the ADIWS Resident Care Team trying to call him for dinner!
Have a great week.
Tuesday began as a beautiful summer’s day with barely a breeze. Then, shortly after 3pm the sky darkened and huge storm barreled into the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary with incredibly powerful winds, the level of which we have not experienced before. The wind tore the roofs off the lion houses belonging to Rey Cusco in Stephanides Habitat and Chino and Coco in Kornberg Habitat. The lions were hunkered down in their expansive main habitats, safe and seemingly unbothered by the weather. The ADIWS team checked that all the animals were safe, the free-ranging donkeys, farm animals and everyone in the lion and tiger habitats was secure.
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