These emaciated lions were starving to death in a Sudan zoo, whose managers claim they no longer have the means to look after all the animals. But NGO Four Paws sent a team on site to care fo them.
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00:00They had five lions, three of which were in really good shape,
00:29three of which were in really critical conditions.
00:33They were malnourished and it was clear that they needed urgent care, food and medical care.
00:59Within hours the post about the lions at the park went viral on all the platforms of social media.
01:24It was very good that we got immediate response from the authorities.
01:30Within 12 hours all the government officials and park officials were on site.
01:37We met with them and we started looking for urgent solutions to improve the conditions of the lions.
01:53What needs to be done now is urgent care, urgent medical care for these lions so that we can get them back to a healthy state.
02:13We found four lions, two hyenas and some turtles and snakes.
02:18I would say the lions were not in good condition at all, especially two of them, one male and one female.
02:34We found the female Kadaka in very, very bad condition, very critical condition.
02:39So she was almost unconscious, she was almost in a coma, she was not moving at all and she was extremely dehydrated.
02:48The male is doing a little bit better but he also is in critical condition.
03:00We are optimists, but optimists, careful optimists I would say, because everything could happen in the next days.
03:06What gives me the hope is that she started drinking and started eating by herself.
03:37In the next few days, the lions will be released to the wild.
03:50Sure, from our point of view, here is not the standard or the high qualified standard to keep a lion here.
03:57But this point has to be discussed and addressed with the responsible authority regarding Kadaka
04:01and to see what is the best long-term solution for her and really a species appropriate place where she deserves care.