{"id":38601,"date":"2024-11-21T07:06:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T12:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/zoo-says-ukraine-lionesses-getting-second-chance\/21\/11\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T07:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T12:06:05","slug":"zoo-says-ukraine-lionesses-getting-second-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/zoo-says-ukraine-lionesses-getting-second-chance\/21\/11\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoo says Ukraine lionesses getting &#8216;second chance&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Two lionesses rescued from a Ukrainian war zone have arrived at Five Sisters Zoo in West Lothian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Luna and Plusza &#8211; both aged four &#8211; arrived at the zoo on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The sisters were originally rescued in 2022 from an area in Eastern Ukraine that had been affected by heavy bombing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Zoo officials said the lions travelled from Belgium and would be given the space to &#8220;recover and thrive&#8221; from their challenging journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Luna and Plusza originally travelled through Ukraine&#8217;s capital Kyiv and Poland to the Natuurhulpcentrum animal sanctuary in Belgium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Gary Curran, head of carnivores at Five Sisters Zoo, said the zoo wanted to support animals with difficult experiences and give them a peaceful life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">He said: &#8220;The safe arrival of Luna and Plusza underscores our commitment to giving lions a second chance at life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-67952279?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the zoo rescued Asiastic black bear;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the zoo rescued Asiastic black bear<\/a>, Yampil, after he also survived heavy bombing in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">However, the 12-year-old bear died in July following an anaesthetic procedure.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"col-body mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">More like this<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"col-body mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_auto_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-67952279?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bear rescued in Ukraine shelling gets Scottish home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bear rescued in Ukraine shelling gets Scottish home<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_auto_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-34565786?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rescued lions arrive at Scottish zoo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rescued lions arrive at Scottish zoo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/zoo-says-ukraine-lionesses-getting-111800702.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two lionesses rescued from a Ukrainian war zone have arrived at Five Sisters Zoo in West Lothian. 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