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ROAR!

14/11/2023

Nine months after settling into a new life in the park, Flaco turned up about five miles away on a tree branch in a sculpture garden.

30/10/2023

Rescued lion Ruben enjoying pumpkin in his sanctuary home. ❤️

27/10/2023

Please sign the petition.

02/10/2023

Please implore officials to send Benito to a facility where his needs can be better met.

19/09/2023

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02/09/2023

News & Stories Local Listen to the last song Toki, the captive orca, sang, a tune her mother taught her Isolde Raftery August 31, 2023 / 2:56 pm Lummi tribal members dance and sing songs during a celebration of life for Tokitae on Sunday, August 27, 2023, at Jackson Beach Park on San Juan Island. KU...

02/09/2023

DREAM, RUBEN, DREAM. His mane full of catnip and hay, Ruben sleeps next to one of the catnip punchbags he has shredded. Eventually, he destroyed it completely. It’s just over a week since the battered old warrior arrived at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary from Armenia. He has felt grass beneath his feet for the first time, the African sun on his back, heard the voices of his own kind for the first time in six years and roared back. After he stepped from his ADI travel crate he headed straight to the catnip bag and played – his first toy. He fell asleep with his prize. He is more playful than we could have imagined when we saw him in Armenia. He plays with pumpkins, catnip sacks and boxes. His movement has improved, and we have huge hopes over time. Keep dreaming Ruben, your dreams may come true.
Join us LIVE TOMORROW SUNDAY SEPT 3rd at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, 5pm South Africa, 4pm UK, 11am EST, 8am PST.

29/08/2023

In honor of Bob Barker.

27/08/2023

Ruben roared!!!

23/08/2023

22/08/2023

Join us over the next two days when we'll be live streaming at various points during Ruben's epic journey from the FPWC bear sanctuary in Armenia to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa.
View his travel itinerary at: https://bit.ly/3ORD8Bs
If you miss any of the live streams as they happen, they'll be available here on catch-up.
We hope you can join us!

21/08/2023

Tuesday!!!

HE’S GOING HOME, TOMORROW. The day is finally here. Lonely lion Ruben starts his journey from Armenia to South Africa tomorrow (August 22) and a new life at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. Ruben was in a private zoo that closed and he was left behind when the other animals were relocated. He has not heard another lion roar for six years – that will change when Ruben reaches Africa!
Ruben will be sedated by Dr Harut Hovhannisyan at the FPWC bear sanctuary, loaded into his travel crate and driven to the airport. To protect Ruben from overheating in his travel crate, we have secured a reduced waiting time at the airport of four hours instead of eight. He will be flying in a pressurized hold, temperature-controlled at 22 degrees. At Doha he will be moved between flights in an air-conditioned truck. ADI’s Jan and Tim will be travelling as passengers on the flights and will not have access to Ruben but will be in contact with the ground team in Doha. The journey and Ruben’s care have been meticulously planned with Qatar Airways, who donated the flight as part of their WeQare charity scheme. Ruben will reach South Africa at 09.55AM on Wednesday 23 and will be driven to ADIWS.

THIS IS JUST THE START OF HIS NEW LIFE. Ruben will need years of care and intense veterinary treatment - is there anything you can do to help? The cost of a coffee - or perhaps a really special contribution to .

FOLLOW RUBEN’S JOURNEY
We will try to update at each stage of this operation but cannot give exact times when we will do so. Aside from take offs and landings, the following times are all approximate.

22 AUGUST
7am (5am SA; 4am UK; 11pm 21st EST; 8pm 21st PST) final checks on Ruben’s travel crate and load it onto the truck.
11am (9am SA; 8am UK; 3am EST; midnight PST). Sedate and load Ruben.
2pm (midday SA; 11am UK; 6am EST; 3am PST) Depart for airport.
5pm (3pm SA; 2pm UK; 11am EST; 6am PST) Arrive Yerevan airport.
10pm (8pm SA; 7pm UK; 2pm EST; 11am PST) Ruben’s flight takes off.
11.55pm (10.55pm SA; 9.55pm UK; 3.55pm EST; 1.55pm PST) Ruben lands in Doha.

23 AUGUST
2.15am (1.15am SA; 00.15am UK; 7.15pm EST; 4.15pm PST) leave Doha
9.55am (8.55am UK; 3.55am EST; 00.55am PST) Ruben lands in South Africa.
3pm (2pm UK; 9am EST; 6am PST) estimated arrival at ADIWS

As supporters know, Ruben has potential neurological and spinal issues and it is likely we will release him initially into his house and give him time to settle and get more stable on his legs. When we release him into his habitat will depend on how he is, the weather or if it is getting dark.

21/08/2023

At her approximate time of death, Tokitae’s remaining pod members in the open sea were seen gathered together swimming up and down in a long line…
An unusual sight …….💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫

I think they were preparing for her 🐳🌊✨

They are incredibly advanced creatures - their limbic brain is far more developed than ours.

This makes their captivity even more of a travesty ~ their intelligence and awareness are highly advanced.

Photo - “L25 Ocean Sun at sunset on the west side of SJI.

L25 is the mother of Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut / Tokitae. Little did we know that her daughter was going to die early the next day at the Miami Seaquarium. This morning the L54s arrived on the west side and all the pods are now present, gathering to welcome Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut's spirit home.”

Photographed August 17, 2023 at 8:12 P.M.
(Ocean Sun is presumed by Lummi elders and researchers to be the mother of Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut / Tokitae who was captured in 1970 at the tender age of 4).

Photography Credit to Michelline Halliday with gratitude 🫶

Her wonderful page can be found here 👇

https://www.facebook.com/birdzeye.view.5

Bless these incredible creatures🐳🌊💙✨

Ancestors 🌟

19/08/2023

Humanity is inhumane. 😭

MIAMI (AP) — Lo**ta, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move her from the theme park in the near future. The Seaq…

13/08/2023

Ruben is going home!!!

BEST NEWS OF THE DAY!
Ruben will take off from Armenia on Tuesday August 22nd and arrive at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary (ADIWS), South Africa, on Wednesday 23rd.
Dubbed the World’s Loneliest Lion after he was left alone in a private zoo that closed and the other animals were removed, Ruben has not heard the voices of his own kind for six years, but his roars will be answered on August 23rd!
It’s been a big challenge securing a flight from Armenia, as we needed an aircraft with large enough cargo doors for Ruben’s travel crate, and none were available. Thankfully, Qatar Airways’ WeQare charity scheme stepped in, scheduling a wide-bodied aircraft on one of their passenger routes, and donating space on board for Ruben!
Ruben’s flight to freedom will take 14 hours, including a change of aircraft in Doha. While the ADI team will be travelling in the passenger section, Ruben will be comfortable in his specially made transport container in the temperature-controlled, pressurized hold of the plane.
Ruben was removed from the zoo and taken to a bear sanctuary run by Armenia’s Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife & Cultural Assets – where ADI supporters have been funding his care.
Ruben has potential neurological and spinal issues and stumbles as a he walks. He will require CT scans, and at ADIWS a special needs habitat has been prepared with low platforms and slopes to walk up with a guard rail on top. In Armenia, he has been in the care of Dr Harut Hovhannisyan in liaison with ADI’s Dr Peter Caldwell, who will be taking over his care in South Africa.
We are raising funds for Ruben’s lifetime care, which we hope will be many years, and will certainly involve significant veterinary care. Any extra funds will go towards care of all the residents at ADIWS.
Huge thanks to everyone who has been involved and stuck with this lonely old lion during the months it has taken to get all the permits in place to move him. Now, he is finally coming home.

07/08/2023

Tamy will be the next resident at Global Sanctuary for Elephants !!!

22/07/2023

The lead veterinarian overseeing the orca known as Tokitae said she's in good clinical condition for her pending relocation from Miami to her native Washington waters.

18/07/2023

The Sequoia Park Zoo did this to it’s two bears in 1982. “In 1982, Eureka City Manager Robert Stockwell and Parks and Recreation Director Ben Adan made the controversial decision to euthanize two adult bears and rehome their cubs as they allegedly could not afford to move the bears while their habitat was being rebuilt. The cost of the new habitat was $25,000.”-Northcoast Journal.

European zoos kill as many as 5,000 healthy animals every year

17/07/2023

“I’m busy preparing for Lo**ta’s move to freedom, incl. creating a 15 acre protected/netted ocean swimming zone w/her 2 dolphin pals. By Xmas is the hope! Vets/trainers will care for her there. She’ll fly to the NW on a LARGE plane! Keep praying for The Winds of Freedom.”

Hoping this happens sooner rather than later. Even one more day in that disgusting tiny tank is miserable to imagine. We’re glad the cogs are finally in motion to get her humanely retired to a seaside pen.

We’re thinking positive thoughts and Lo**ta is allegedly in the best health she’s been in years.

https://friendsoftoki.org/

27/05/2023

25/05/2023

"There is as much educational benefit in studying dolphins and whales in captivity as there is in studying humans by observing prisoners in solitary confinement." - Jacques Cousteau

Recognizing and Reporting Animal Cruelty and Neglect https://www.aspca.org/fight-cruelty/report-animal-cruelty/domestic-violence-and-animal-cruelty

16/05/2023

HELP RUBEN ROAR
Fantastic news – RUBEN'S EXPORT PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED and we have applied for his import permit!
We’re getting ever closer to moving this lonely lion to the safety of the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa, where, for the first time in five years, he’ll be able to interact with his own kind.
Ruben was the last animal left in an abandoned private zoo in the Artsakh region. Confined to a small cage, his roars went unanswered. Eventually, he gave up, giving only the occasional pitiful cry.
But Ruben’s life will be transformed when he joins the rescued big cat community at the – and we cannot wait to hear him ROAR!
Ruben is currently being cared for in a bear sanctuary in Armenia run by the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife & Cultural Assets (FPWC). ADI is funding his care.
Even a small donation will help as we get closer to Ruben's big move!

Please see the donation link in the comments below. 👇👇👇

07/05/2023

Good riddance.

It made news in 2017 when one of its kangaroos bit a nine-year-old girl’s ear. A year later, an altercation between a visitor and an employee went viral.

07/05/2023

03/05/2023

Donna is going to sanctuary!!! ❤️

Donna, the remaining female elephant at the Oakland Zoo, will be moved to an out-of-state...

03/05/2023

Jana has been freed to sanctuary!!! ❤️

02/05/2023

Finally. 👍

Seven lions, a bear, a camel and even a porcupine left Puerto Rico's lone zoo Friday to head to a new home.

25/04/2023

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A 7-year-old zebra at Zoo Knoxville died after running into a fence on Saturday, according to the zoo’s director of marketing and communications.