In the video?: Border Police detectives and Nature Authority inspectors located a lion cub that was kept in a hiding apartment (Photo: Police Spokesperson's Office)
The lion cub "Abu Malek", which was illegally kept in a hiding place in southern Israel, was transferred to a wildlife shelter in South Africa. After his rescue, the therapists changed his name, and now call him "Zion-Niv". Dr Nicole Benjamin-Fink, who was responsible for moving the lion cub, said: "It is adapting well to its new habitat. After exploring the area, resting in the shade under the trees and eating well, he started his new and better life."
According to Dr. Benjamin-Fink, director of Conservation Beyond Borders, cooperation between the Nature and Parks Authority, Worries of Wildlife and CemAir was needed. "I was looking for what would be the most suitable institution to live in. At first I looked in Europe, but they didn't need the genetic diversity," said Dr. Benjamin Fink.
"Abu Malek" on the day of his rescue (Photo: official website, Israel Police Spokesperson's Office)
"Zion Niv" in his new home (photo: documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law)
Dr. Benjamin-Fink also spoke about how she chose the asylum in South Africa. "I went on to South Africa and Namibia. I chose this location, among other things, because all the females are spayed and they do not promote the mating of lions in captivity, and there is also another lion cub, about the same age as him, who was also saved from illegal trafficking," she said.
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