From a Mayhew shelter in London to a Hope For Paws street rescue in Los Angeles to a FOUR PAWS sanctuary in the Netherlands, this week’s rescue roundup covers the full range of what it looks like when it goes right. This Week in Animal Rescue: Adoptions, Second Chances, and a Tiger Who Made It […]
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BenTzur was tied to a tree. Ori was found in a basement. Neither had ever walked on grass. After a 50-hour journey across three countries in the middle of a war, they finally did. From a Basement in Israel to African Soil: The Rescue of BenTzur and Ori 🦁 ADI Rescue: Israel to South Africa
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11 Lions Rescued from a War Zone Finally Have a Forever Home 🦁 Major Rescue Milestone 11 Lions Rescued from a War Zone Finally Have a Forever Home After surviving conflict in Sudan, two years of intensive rehabilitation in South Africa, and a historic sedation-free relocation, the pride has reached the moment everyone was working
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Today is a birthday worth celebrating — and not simply because birthdays are worth celebrating in general, but because the fact that Roman, Vincent, Dolf, Ellie, and Geena are alive, together, healthy, and marking their seventh year under the South African sun at LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary is the outcome of a rescue effort that,
In the early morning hours of May 20, 2025, while Los Angeles was still dark, zoo staff loaded two Asian elephants into transport containers and drove them out of the city before anyone could stop it. Billy, a 40-year-old male who had lived at the Los Angeles Zoo since arriving from Malaysia as a four-year-old
Across the sweeping landscapes of South Africa, where lions have long stood as symbols of strength, majesty, and survival, another story is quietly unfolding behind the scenes of the global wildlife tourism industry. It is a story many travelers never see when posing for photographs beside lion cubs, booking walk-with-predator experiences, or visiting roadside attractions
A new standard is emerging in how environmental storytelling is delivered, experienced, and ultimately understood—and at the center of that evolution is Sustainable Action Now’s integration of Best of the Week – SafariLIVE Catch Up, a powerful weekly series that transforms raw, real-time wildlife footage into a compelling, accessible, and deeply educational broadcast experience Now
There is a profound difference between survival and living. For many of the lions and tigers now roaming freely across the vast landscapes of South Africa’s Animal Defenders International Wildlife Sanctuary, that distinction defines their entire story. Once confined to circus cages, exploited in illegal trade networks, or restricted within inadequate zoo environments, these animals
There is a defining moment in every rescue that marks the transition from survival to life. For two young lions once confined within an illegal breeding operation in South Africa, that moment did not come quickly. It arrived only after months of intervention, legal processes, and sustained advocacy—an extended effort that ultimately led to their
There is something transformative about watching wildlife in real time. The stillness of a waterhole at sunset.A lion stretching in golden light.A rhino calf navigating early independence.Cubs drinking from a muddy pan at sunrise. Programs like SafariLIVE—including SafariLIVE Sunrise, SafariLIVE Sunset, and immersive “LIVE at the waterhole” broadcasts—have quietly reshaped how audiences connect with the
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