Yorkshire Wildlife Park is facing a race against time to save four lions who have been traumatised by the war in Ukraine.
The popular park, near Doncaster,has offered to home Aysa, 3, and her three ten-month-old cubs Emi, Santa and Teddi at the park’s Lion Country. The lioness was pregnant when she was abandoned in a private zoo in the Donestk region of Ukraine following the Russian invasion and was left to fend for herself while experiencing the loud bombings in the area. They were subsequently rescued and taken to a sanctuart near Kyiv, where Aysa gave birth to the three cubs.
He added: “After spending some time with the lions, they have become more comfortable with me, and I hope to continue this progress in Yorkshire. We can’t wait to rescue them and offer them a fresh beginning within the park.” It would not be the first time the park would have rescued lions. It previously rescued 13 lions from horrific conditions in a Romanian zoo in 2010 and brought them to Yorkshire with the help of the charity the Wildlife Foundation, which is based at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
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