After months trapped in a war zone, with your help, young lions Ori and BenTzur will be flown from Israel to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa, in the first week of August.
Seized as small cubs by Israel’s Nature & Parks Authority and police during a crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking over a year ago, they have been growing up in a temporary place of safety waiting for their new life.
Then it became one piece of bad luck after another for the young lions.
A sanctuary had offered to relocate them and provide a home for life in South Africa but was burned to the ground in a wildfire. Animal Defenders International stepped in to take over the rescue at short notice, but just as things were falling into place the war started between the United States, Iran, and Israel, and suddenly we were in limbo.
Now, following months of negotiations about the war, there’s a way out for the lions.
Costs have soared due to rising fuel prices, limited availability of flights and a backlog of cargo. No free flights or discounts available this time. We must raise $80-130,000 to get them out, for:
- Flights from Tel Aviv to Frankfurt and then on to Johannesburg
- Ground handling fees at three airports
- Ground transport Israel, South Africa
- Care team to accompany the lions on their journey
- Specially built IATA-standard travel crates
- A 2.5-acre natural habitat, platforms for the views, dens underneath, new trees
- A contribution towards the lifetime care of the lions (up to 20 more years)
Please help. Your support for these young lions is more important than ever.
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