Lion back in Africa

Bella the lioness returns to Africa and shares a special moment with Born Free Founder Virginia McKenna. More at http://www.bornfree.org.uk/campaigns/big-cats/big-cat-rescue/bella-background...

Thanks to GMTV and Sundance Media

Bella is a one-eyed lioness rescued from Buhusi Zoo, a run-down zoo in Romania, and now living at the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre in Malawi. Her rescue in 2009 was a joint operation between the Born Free Foundation and a small NGO called Lions Roar.

We are not sure what happened in Bella's early years, but she was about four years old when Lion's Roar discovered her, living in appallingly filthy, barren conditions in the zoo, with inexperienced, insensitive, uncaring keepers giving Bella and the other animals the minimum amount of care. She was almost blind: an un-treated glaucoma in her left eye had permanently damaged her vision.
Filthy and run down, the zoo was closed to the public in 2007.
Full story about Bella and her rescue can be found here: http://www.bornfree.org.uk/campaigns/big-cats/big-cat-rescue/bella-rescue/

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