Our Lions

There is simply no other animal on earth that moves a mans spirit the way a lion does.

- Andi Rive

Name: Taai

Born: 28th of October 2013

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 10th of March 2017

Lives with: Beau

Tawny Male

Name: Mela

Born: 29th of March 2015

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 29th March 2015

Lives with: Carl

Tawny Female

Name: Reign

Born: 10th of December 2011

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 10th of March 2017

Lives with: Sienna and Shannon

Tawny Female

Name: Sienna

Born: 10th of December 2011

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 10th of March 2017

Lives with: Reign and Shannon

White Female

Name: Shannon

Born: 10th of December 2011

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary:10th of March 2017

Lives with: Reign and Sienna

Tawny Male

Name: Emma

Born: 10th of October 1997

died 22 June 2020

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 10th of March 2017

Lived with: Amber

Tawny Female

Name: Amber

Born: 24th of March 2000

Died: 16th of April 2017

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 10th of March 2017

Lived with: Emma

Tawny Female

Name: Carl

Born: Aproximately 15th of May 2015

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 12th of July 2016

Lives with: Mela

White Male

Name: Demira (Asya)

Born: Unknown (guess 2016)

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 5th Feb 2020

Lives with: Diya & Frida

Tawny female


Name: Frieda (Malta)

Born: 25 June 2018

Arrived at LLA: 5 Feb 2020

Lives with Diya & Demira

Tawny Female

Name: Brazil

Born: 3 May 2016

Arrived at LLA: 16 March 2020

Rescued by SPCA from Bloemfontein Zoo

Lives with her mother Amazon

Jaguar Female

Name: Cleo 

Born: 2006

Died: 20 Dec 2020

Arrived at LLA: 16 March 2020

Rescued by SPCA from Bloemfontein zoo

Lives with son Phoenix

Puma/Cougar/Mountain lion Female

Name: Phuku

Born: 15 May 2015

Arrived at LLA: 9 Nov 2019

Almost poached previously

Lives with Luke

Tawny Female lioness

Name: Joy

Born: 20 July 2016

Arrived at LLA: 28 April 2021

Rescued by WOW from Pokrovsk Zoo, Ukraine

Lives with Xanda

Tawny Female lioness

Name: Igor

Born: 4 August 2014

Arrived at LLA: 12 May 2021

From Gauteng province , SA

Lives with Kanosha

Siberian Tiger

Name: Moya

Born: Approximately August 2015

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 8th of April 2016

Lives with: Natacha and Sasha

Tawny Male

Name: Sasha

Born: Approximately August 2015

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 8th of April 2016

Lives with: Natacha and Moya

White Male

Name: Natacha

Born: 29th of March 2015

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 7th of April 2016

Lives with: Moya and Sahsa

Tawny Female

Name: Mandla

Born: Approximately January 2015

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: April 2016

Lives with: Isibindi

Tawny Male

Name: Isibindi

Born: Approximately January 2015

Arrived at LLA Sacnctuary: April 2016

Lives with: Mandla

Tawny Male

Name: Beau

Born: 18th of July 2012

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 10th of March 2017

Lives with: Taai

Tawny Male

Name: Mulan

Born: 23th of August 2016

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 11. sept. 2016

Lives with: Odin

Tawny Female

Name; Odin

Born: 9 Sept 2016

Arrived at LLA Sanctuary: 11 Sept 2016

Lives with: Mulan

Tawny Male

Name: Luke (Lyova)

Born: 19 Oct 2014

Arrived at LLA: 5th Feb 2020

Lives with: Phuku

Tawny Male

Name: Diya 

Born: 7 Oct 2018

Arrived at LLA: 5 Feb 2020

Lives with Frida & Demira

Tawny Female

Name: Amazon

Born: 23 Feb 2007

Arrived at LLA: 16 March 2020

Rescued by SPCA from Bloemfontein Zoo

Lives with her daughter Brazil

Jaguar female

Name: Phoenix

Born: 20 Oct 2010

Arrived at LLA: 16 March 2020

Rescued by SPCA from Bloemfontein zoo

Lives with his mother Cleo

Puma/Cougar Male


Name: Cecil (Richie/Ricci)

Born: 22 April 2014

Arrived at LLA: 28 April 2021

Rescued by WOW from Pokrovsk Zoo, Ukraine

Lives alone

Tawny Male lion


Name: Xanda  (Vitold)

Born: 11 September 2016

Arrived at LLA: 28 April 2021

Rescued by WOW from Pokrovsk Zoo, Ukraine

Lives with Joy

Tawny Male lion


Name: Kanosha

Born: 3 February 2016

Arrived at LLA: 12 May 2021

From Gauteng, SA

Lives with Igor

Siberian Tigress

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