Over 100 big cats are currently living at the sanctuary – mostly lions but also tigers and leopards. Moreover, LIONSROCK accommodates a cheetah and one caracal who belong to the zoological family of small cats.
Leopard Bakari, tiger Laziz, lion Simba and many more big cats find a lifelong home and care at LIONSROCK.
Big Cats
Our rescued animals originate from Austria, Bulgaria, Congo, France, Gaza, Germany, Switzerland, Jordan, Serbia, Romania, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and South Africa, Iraq and Syria. Every big cat has its own history and character.
Twelve-year-old Caruso was born in a German safari park and traded to a circus, where he was raised by hand until he was two years old and ended up in a rescue centre in the Netherlands.
The big cats’ habitat, which includes large areas for family groups, medical care facilities, enrichments that encourage natural behavior in our big cats, as well as security measures, are of the highest standards.
As part of FOUR PAWS’ work for wild animals in captivity, we focus on the situation of Big Cats in zoos, private captivity and the entertainment industry
