( Washington D.C.– November 30, 2022)– 4 young lion cubs saved from Ukraine, were flown from Poland to a sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota for long-lasting care.
The cubs– Taras (male), Stefania (female), Lesya (female) and Prada (woman)– are all in between 4 and 5 months and have actually invested the last 3 weeks at the Poznan Zoo, getting outstanding care and recuperating from their 36-hour journey out of Ukraine.
” These cubs have actually withstood more in their brief lives than any animal should,” stated Meredith Whitney, Wildlife Rescue Program Supervisor at the International Fund for Animal Well-being (IFAW). “They were born at reproducing centers in Ukraine, throughout the war and after that orphaned at a couple of weeks old. When Dr. Andrew Kushnir asked us to help save the cubs out of Ukraine, we made a dedication to discover them a terrific, safe location to live out the rest of their days together. Having actually dealt with The Wildcat Sanctuary on previous huge cat saves, we understood they had an unbelievable environment waiting on them.”
At the time of the cubs’ rescue, zoos and rescue centers throughout Europe had actually accepted lots of lions from Ukraine currently and reported their centers were at capability.
2 animal rescue companies, The Wildcat Sanctuary (TWS) and IFAW, partnered to guarantee the cubs would have a safe location to live out the rest of their days together. The sanctuary has actually a specifically developed environment for lions and the cubs will cohabit as a pride in an environment particular to their requirements.
” We have actually looked after 300 huge felines at TWS and are acutely knowledgeable about the injury lots of huge felines worldwide experience,” stated Tammy Thies, Creator and Executive Director of TWS. “From the minute IFAW connected to request our collaboration, we understood these cubs had actually discovered their permanently home at our sanctuary. They have a customized, open area to check out and soft turf or hay to rest their exhausted bodies on. Due to the fact that of the kindness of our fans, we can offer long-lasting care to huge felines at our sanctuary.”
The 9-hour flight was sponsored in part by the Andrew Sabin Household Structure, who right away linked IFAW to a business that might fly the cubs from Poland to the United States (United States). The airplane that transferred the cubs was currently scheduled to go back to the United States and area was offered for the cubs because they are still rather young. International policies for transferring animals need temperature level limits and the area for the cubs on the airplane was pressurized and temperature level managed. Dr. Kushnir, who was a critical part of their rescue, care and transportation out of Ukraine, took a trip with the cubs to the United States. The flight arrived at Tuesday, 29 November 2022 around twelve noon and, as soon as the cubs cleared customizeds, were fulfilled by care staff from TWS to carry the cubs from the airport to the sanctuary.
The cubs were unloaded into an indoor quarantine enclosure at TWS, evaluated by Dr. Clark Campbell, DVM, lead vet at TWS, and supplied a warm area to rest after their flight. Their arrival marks the last action in a difficult journey to discover peace after making it through erratic battles and drone attacks in Ukraine.
While these cubs now have a safe and secure future, lots of huge felines– in captivity and in the wild– deal with brand-new and increasing hazards to their survival.
” Almost every types of huge cat need to conquer a growing list of hazards to their wild presence, in specific, the increasing need of the unique family pet trade,” stated Whitney. “We are dealing with the Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance and companies like The Wildcat Sanctuary to stop the exploitation of huge felines in the United States and worldwide.”
” Among the most significant methods people in the United States can do something about it on this issue is to support the Big Cat Security Act, decline to check out cub petting operations or roadside zoos and assistance genuine companies that rescue and offer look after taken and gave up huge felines in the United States.”
For more information about how to discover genuine sanctuaries or methods to support the Big Cat Security Act, please see www.ifaw.org.
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About IFAW (International Fund for Animal Well-being) – IFAW is an international non-profit assisting animal and individuals flourish together. We are professionals and daily individuals, working throughout seas, oceans and in more than 40 nations worldwide. We save, restore and launch animals, and we bring back and safeguard their natural environments. The issues we’re up versus are immediate and complex. To fix them, we match fresh thinking with vibrant action. We partner with regional neighborhoods, federal governments, non-governmental companies and services. Together, we leader brand-new and ingenious methods to help all types grow. See how at ifaw.org.
About TWS (The Wildcat Sanctuary) – The Wildcat Sanctuary (TWS) is the only certified, non-profit sanctuary in the Midwest. TWS offers a natural sanctuary to wild felines in requirement and motivates modification to end the captive wildlife crisis. Integrating natural and roomy environments with a life without exhibit, TWS enables all homeowners to live wild at heart. As a real sanctuary, we do not purchase, reproduce, offer or display animals. The Wildcat Sanctuary is certified by the American Sanctuary Association and the International Federation of Animal Sanctuaries. More info can be discovered at WildcatSanctuary.org
