Young male lion relocated to protected area

January 2022
Successful prevention of human-wildlife conflict

A young male lion of about five years old broke out of a protected wildlife area and onto neighbouring cattle farm lands & had to be relocated back to the game reserve. A bait was put out but the male was very skittish so we were lucky that the vet managed to dart him! After bringing him back to the reserve, and a little bit of a wobbly start, this lion is now back in the protected wilderness area! We've posted a video of him waking up and drunkly walking back into the safety of wilderness on our social media pages. Operations like this are crucial to prevent human-wildlife conflict situations, as well as preventing the animal from getting injured in snares or worse…

Thank you to our donors, who make it possible for us to save wildlife in emergency situations like this, and of course to our veterinary and conservation partners WildScapes vets, Blue Sky Society, African Wildlife Vets & Down to the Wire.

You can help us fund emergency operations like this through donating to our Rapid Response Fund or by coming on safari with us! A portion of the booking value of your trip goes straight to our Conservation NPC.


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