PAARL, South Africa — Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out of her transport crate and sniffed the air. Satisfied, she took her first ...

Sara the lion cub sits in a crate before being loaded on a yacht at the Dbayeh sea port, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Photo Gallery ...

The group Animals Lebanon says it rescued Sara the lion cub from abuse by a Lebanese social media influencer, kept it safe in Beirut and sent it to a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa.

After spending two months in a small Beirut apartment with an animal rights group, the four-and-half-month-old lion cub arrived Friday at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa after a long journey ...

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Freya the rescued lion cub is safe in South Africa, but many other lions there are bred to be shot. A 6-month-old lion cub named Freya who was rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon has been ...

Nearly 80 percent of lion bones exported from South Africa to Laos from 2014 to 2019 went to three companies: Somaok Phaimany, Ainthaphone, and Sinthavy Imports.

After spending two months in a small Beirut apartment with an animal rights group, the four-and-half-month-old lion cub arrived Friday at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa after a long journey ...

Reuters. A lion rests at a captive breeding facility for big cats, maintained for tourist entertainment in Brits, North West Province, in South Africa, August 26, 2024.REUTERS/Sisipho Skweyiya ...