Simba was one of 13 lions rescued from a Romanian zoo in 2010 and taken to Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
A lion which was rescued 13 years ago from a Romanian zoo and brought to a wildlife park in Yorkshire has died.
Fourteen-year-old Simba died on Tuesday after a "battle with ongoing age-related health issues", staff at Yorkshire Wildlife Park said. In a post on social media announcing his death, staff said Simba, who was the last male lion at the park, was an "amazing animal".in small concrete-floored cages The previous year, Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, had launched an appeal to raise £150,000 to bring the animals to the UK.Don Valley Line: Where was railway between Sheffield and Stocksbridge that closed in 1970 - and how feasible is it that it could re-open?
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