Lions rescued from war-torn Ukraine arrive in Yorkshire
by Dave Higgens
Mar 22, 2024
3 minutes
A lion and her three cubs have been saved from a war-torn part of Ukraine and are starting new lives in Doncaster.
Three-year-old Aysa was in a private collection in the Donetsk region when the Russians invaded, according to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP), where she is now adjusting to new freedoms.
The park said Aysa was alone, malnourished and traumatised by bombings when she was rescued by the Wild Animal Rescue sanctuary in , where through work by International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
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