By popular demand, you can now wear your love for Ruben with our brand-new t-shirts, hoodies, tank tops, and sweatshirts (adult and kids sizes and different colors available).
Each purchase will go towards supporting his lifelong care.
We have launched our ADI Wildlife Sanctuary Annual Halloween Pumpkin Appeal and Ruben has a head start, getting daily pumpkins and other toys as part of the routine to aid his physiotherapy. Ruben seems to enjoy every form of enrichment we have given him so far!
The lions and tigers love playing with these treats, so will you help give everyone some Halloween fun? With your help, we will be publishing pictures in the build-up to Halloween as Ruben and his friends react to their treats and watch out for the new ADIWS Annual Halloween video.
This year, to secure their future, half of the pumpkin donation ($7.50/£6) will go to our care costs. Or, you can be a ‘golden pumpkin sponsor’ supporting a pumpkin and a full day’s care for a lion of tiger ($64/£50). Or you might want to be super generous and go for our ‘One-For-All’ option – a pumpkin for every cat ($232.50/£186). Let’s see if we can raise enough to keep the cats in treats all the way to Christmas!
The magnificent Rey Cusco scent marks one of the native trees in his Stephanides Habitat at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. It’s just one of the many natural behaviors our rescued lions (and tigers) get to express now that they enjoy freedom of choice in an environment as close as possible to what nature intended.
Rey was rescued by ADI along with his family from a circus in Peru.
Can you chip in to help plant more trees for Rey and our other big cats? Donate here
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Seven tortoises rescued from the path of the recent wildfires in Free State, South Africa are now enjoying new lives roaming the 455-acre ADI Wildlife Sanctuary!
Did you know, ADI has rescued and returned to the wild (in Africa and South America) more tortoises and turtles than any other species?
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You can see Ruben still loves his catnip treats! Ruben was rescued from years of isolation and confinement in a private zoo in Armenia. He arrived at the ADI Wildlife in August with difficulties walking and keeping his balance. Every day, the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary Team give him different forms of enrichment to keep him engaged, moving and having fun. And he is loving his physiotherapy!
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Resident Welfare Manager Johannes enjoys bonding time with our oldest lion at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary (ADIWS), South Africa. It’s part of the ADIWS Resident Welfare Team’s work to build trust with our rescued lions and tigers in order to better care for them, such as when medical issues arise.
Johannes understands Leo’s preferences and needs. When it’s time for feeding and medications, he calls out to our old warrior, and waits patiently – it can take a while to rouse a 20-year-old lion from his nap! Eventually, Leo’s head pops up from the long grass in his 4-acre Abbey Habitat and he slowly strolls over, following Johannes to his night house where he is hand fed (with tongs), like the king he is.
Time with Leo is time well spent, wouldn’t you agree?
You can adopt Leo, from just $5/£3.50 month, to support his ongoing care so he can continue to thrive in his golden years. Adopt US $ | UK £
Or to simply donate towards Leo’s care, donate here.
This week marked four years since the mighty Kesari arrived at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. We watched with bated breath as his crate was opened, and then…. Nothing. We stepped away and let him come out in his own time. He finally slipped out and went straight into a den – check out the last pic of Jan and Tim creeping up to see how he was. It took a few days before cautious Kesari roared.
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Our sanctuary lovebirds, Tarzan and Tanya, are often seen showing their affection – from nuzzling to kissing each other. Here they cuddle together while napping in their Augie Habitat at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. They have been together for at least 12 years, and their love got them through years of hell in a circus in Guatemala.
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Fun-loving Mahla is a kitten at heart, seizing any opportunity to play in her Tohir Habitat. Here she shows the Robust-A-Ball who’s boss. She was rescued as a cub from a circus in Peru, along with her family. Confined to her circus cage, she had no opportunity to exercise and play, let alone stretch. At the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa, she enjoys an array of enrichment, and space to run and play, but importantly, freedom of choice.
Help keep the fun going by donating toward more enrichment for Mahla and her family. Donate here.
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The fun-loving Spice Girls love their tiger pools at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, especially now, in South Africa’s spring. Jade, one of the friendliest and most playful of the tigers often turns up for dinner soaking wet. If the pool is too busy, they will often dunk in the water trough – Luna’s favorite trick!
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