The Daily Beast - October 2, 2012 - The Daily Beast by Wanda Goodwin

10/02/2012

The Daily Beast - October 2, 2012

Three lions Ivan, Cornel and Lepa were acquired from the Belgrade Zoo by a private person in 2009, before the Serbian legislation that prohibits possession of dangerous wild animals came into force in 2010. The Serbian CITES management and enforcement authority confiscated the animals and asked Four Paws Animal Welfare Foundation to transfer them to Africa. Four Paws on September 25, 2012 will release the three lions from Serbia and two tigers from Germany in Lionsrock Big Cats Sanctuary in South Africa.

Photos; REUTERS/Mihai Vasile/Four Paws/Handout

Ivan, a 4-year-old lion, sits inside a private roadside zoo in Novi Pazar September 23, 2012.

Lepa, a 3-year-old lioness, yawns inside a private roadside zoo in Novi Pazar September 22, 2012.

Ivan and Cornel, 4-year-old lions, stand inside a private roadside zoo in Novi Pazar September 23, 2012.

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Posted by at 12:00:00 AM in Animals, Current Affairs, Sanctuary, Zoo

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10/02/2012