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Hi John,

We have fantastic news to report from South Africa! Thanks to YOUR donations, our team has begun preparing Tsar and Jamil’s new home here at our sanctuary. You can read all about this below.

How I long to welcome these young brothers to the safety of Shamwari and the peaceful lifetime home they deserve. Rescued from a war-zone, they’re only 2½ years old and have already lived a nightmare.

It’s not too late to donate! Your gift today could help give them the home they deserve.

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As you might know, Tsar and Jamil’s misery started as cubs. Born in a zoo they were ripped from their mother to ‘entertain’ visitors at a petting farm. I can’t bear to think about it – it must have been torment. In the wild, lion cubs spend at least two years with their mums, who are fiercely protective parents.

The unnatural separation was carried out simply to make money and it had a tragic effect on the exploited brothers, who became malnourished and sickly. They should have nursed from their mother for months – removing cubs so young causes nutritional deficiencies and life-threatening problems, like bone issues, nerve damage and difficulty walking. The stress of being repeatedly manhandled by visitors causes extreme fatigue and diarrhoea to young cubs – making Tsar and Jamil even more vulnerable.  

There are, of course, emotional effects too – cubs separated from their mother have high stress rates and develop separation anxiety. Their poor mum must have been traumatised.  

Our team in the UK and our Natuurhulpcentrum* colleagues in Belgium (giving Tsar and Jamil a temporary haven) are busy securing the paperwork needed to transport two young lions across the globe.

Above: Tsar and Jamil as young cubs at the rescue centre in Kyiv.

Here, in the South African spring sunshine, we’re busy preparing Tsar and Jamil's enclosure. 

We recently roped in Shamwari Conservation Experience volunteers to create a ‘jungle gym’ climbing structure and shelter, which includes a viewing platform – lions love to survey their surroundings!

We’re cutting back vegetation, so we can keep a close eye when they arrive – they will be the smallest and youngest members of our rescued pride! Their enclosure has an enviable view across Shamwari’s southern section, and I’m sure this will help them settle quickly.

So, what are you waiting for? If, like me, you hate animal exploitation and believe every rescued lion deserves a life of care, please donate today. Let’s show these youngsters not all people are selfish. 

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Together, let’s give these precious lion brothers the safe home and sanctuary in Africa they deserve.

Catherine Gillson
Born Free Manager
Shamwari Private Game Reserve, South Africa

*A wonderful ‘halfway house’ for rescued animals 

Photos © Natuurhulpcentrum, UAnimals, Shamwari Private Game Reserve

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