The magnificent Kimba home, where he belongs in Avi Habitat at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa. Rescued from a circus in Guatemala, where he lived in a rusty, barren cage, he now enjoys acres of space with brother Tomas.
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It is now seven months since Ruben, the lonely lion from Armenia, arrived at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. Once trepid and cautious, Ruben now looks completely relaxed and happy, especially. Following veterinarian Dr Caldwell’s approval, Ruben now has access to his larger half-acre habitat. The additional, more challenging space provides good physiotherapy for Ruben, building his muscles and improving his mobility. Dr Caldwell also said the level of care we provide for Ruben is also good for his mental health.
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David looks handsome as ever in the glow of the afternoon sun at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. He looks completely relaxed and content in Camo Habitat, where he has acres to roam, native wildlife to observe, trees to sleep under, but most importantly, freedom to do what he wants. It is a stark difference from his life in the circus in Peru, where he was confined to a cage the size of a queen-sized bed.
Now he can live as close as possible to how a lion would in the wild.
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Fun-loving Mahla really loves her different kinds of enrichment and went literally head over heels with excitement for her watermelon at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Gorgeous Stripes loving the thick, tall grass thanks to South Africa’s summer rains. It’s hard to believe his world was once just a tiny, bare circus cage in Guatemala. We rescued him and his brother Max when they were just cubs, along with their family, and brought them to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.
Now Stripes can enjoy 5+ acres of natural space in Kakato by April Fong Habitat, where he and his brother can roam, chase the small wild residents, dip in their pools, or watch our free-roaming rescued donkeys.
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Lions are social animals and their families and companionship mean the world to them. Rey and Simba, now at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa, were rescued by ADI from a circus high in the Andes mountains in Peru. They have only been apart once, when Rey had to go to the hospital (watch their heartwarming reunion). They are now senior lions in their golden years, but you can see that their closeness is as strong as ever.
Little Saif (pronounced “safe”) is the youngest of the Kuwait group of illegal pet trade survivors in Kuwait who are waiting to be relocated to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa. He’s not quite as lively as his slightly older companion, Dhubiya, but also playful, friendly, and inquisitive. He is going to love the smells, sights and sounds at ADIWS and the whole range of enrichment. He could have more than 20 years ahead of him in our care, enjoying the kind of habitat that nature intended. His life as a pet with humans, and his abandonment, becoming a very distant memory.
Our herd of donkeys arrived at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in May after they were abandoned at a holiday lodge that closed. A donkey pregnancy can last up to 14 months and so our family has grown from 6 to 8 with the births of a little boy Nugget (in December) and little girl Eeyore (in February). The donkeys roam freely around several hundred acres of the sanctuary, sometimes they will be seen way in the distance up on the hillside and the next peering in the windows where you are working, or nonchalantly grazing alongside one of the lion or tiger habitats. They move as one and even wander through the barns and staff village if doors are left open. Nugget and the very playful (unlike her storybook namesake) Eeyore have a safe, peaceful home to grow up in together. They have their whole lives ahead of them – please help support their care. Donate here
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The travel crates to bring the Kuwait lions home to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary were delivered to Johannesburg Airport today (see Facebook live). Five lions. Saif (pictured), Dhubiya, Muheeb, Saham and Shujja, from Kuwait’s illegal pet trade are coming to the Sanctuary and we are trying to include the rescue of a sixth, who just arrived.
At the ADIWS, we re-purposed old crates, cutting them down, repainting and turning them into flat packed crates. On Sunday they were loaded onto a truck and at 5am this morning, headed to the airport. They will begin their journey to Kuwait on Wednesday, arriving at the weekend. The next time we see them in South Africa, they will have young lions inside.
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Ruben, the lonely lion rescued from a private zoo in Armenia, has been enjoying the recent expansion of his habitat at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa. Ruben arrived with severe difficulty walking due to spinal problems caused by poor diet and confinement. With veterinary treatment, supplements and physiotherapy thanks to his enthusiastic play with different toys such as catnip bags, Ruben’s mobility has improved significantly. There is still a long way to go, but at a January veterinary assessment, it was decided Ruben was ready for an additional half acre of more challenging space – with longer grass in places and slopes to climb to a platform. Recently, he has been using this more and more, sleeping under the platform and watching Max and Stripes (who have been captivated by seeing their neighbor up close).
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