April 2023  Yesterday we had to say goodby to Bakari. The vet made sure he passed away peacefully, at a respectable age of almost 20 years. He wasn't sick, just old and exhausted. He couldn't anymore. He was a special lion, which left an impression on many. For many...

April 2023  Today was the big day for IWAN and DRAGO. Because they feel so at home and know exactly where they get their food, the brothers were allowed to explore their large enclosure. They quietly walked into the large enclosure and immediately discovered their...

April 2023  Today the tigers from Stichting Leeuw arrived at The Lions Foundation: Iwan, Drago and Bombay! All of them are doing extremely well and settling into our new forever home.  OUR MISSION The Lions Foundation aims to rehabilitate lions in need from...

April 2023  ZIERA was bitten in her mouth, by a snake. She woke up to a very swollen face. Our team immediately got her in a crate, and took her to Dr Caldwell's. Dr Peter gave her antivenom and other medications. She is now back home, back to her precious Bruno, who...

April 2023  Good news! Our volunteer programme is in place starting 1 June 2023. We now accept volunteer applications. To thank you for your patience, we offer you 10% discount if you book via this site for June, July and/or August 2023! Check our all information on...

March 2023  Have you seen our beautiful film about Stichting Leeuw and why The Lions Foundation was founded. The extended version is available with Dutch and English subtitles on Youtube! OUR MISSION The Lions Foundation aims to rehabilitate lions in need from...

January 2023  SARA gave us quite the scare last week, when she clearly was not feeling well. She didn't want to eat, had blood in her very loose stool and was hardly moving around. We took her to Old Chapel Veterinary Clinic, where Dr Peter diagnosed her with a...

December 2022  Today we finally welcomed Sara and Najla! Sara and Najla are one year old cubs. Sara was kept by people in the desert of Kuwait. If they couldn’t sell her, they would shoot this young lioness. She was malnourished. Sara’s teeth were filed and she is...

August 2022  Sadly, we have bad news about Ambra. At the beginning of this month, it became clear that she was not feeling well and Ambra was extensively examined by veterinarian Peter Caldwell. Last week she deteriorated even more and further research showed that she...

June 2022  Of course we don’t want any more lions born in captivity. Yesterday, the Wild Spirit veterinary students from Italy, Switzerland, UK, India, France, USA, Colombia, Australia, VAE, Dubai, and Brazil, had the privilege to observe the sterilizations of ELSA...

May 2022  Yesterday we opened CESAR and ELSA'S big enclosure for them. ELSA bravely took the first step and checked out her surroundings..CESAR took a bit longer, but eventually followed her. He went to ELSA who greeted him with excitement and they did a little dance....

April 2022  Simba & Stella and Cesar & Elsa arrived at The Lions Foundation from Stichting Leeuw last night. The journey went very well and at arrival at night they were immediately released into their forever homes. Stella and Elsa were very brave and stepped...

March 2022  Stichting Leeuw, counterpart of The Lions Foundation, today welcomed 4 traumatized feline predators from Charkov, Ukraine. Because of the war, their keepers couldn’t take care of these animals anymore. Zoo Poznan in Poland organized their rescue to the...

March 2022  We are absolutely heartbroken to have to inform you that our dear SARABI has passed away. Her kidneys did not respond to medication and scans showed that hardly any blood was passing through her kidneys. We will miss you so much SARABI!OUR MISSION The...

March 2022  Amazing news! As we speak, caretakers of Stichting Leeuw in The Netherlands are busy preparing the relocation of two lion couples, Simba & Stella and Cesar & Elsa. These beauties will very probably be welcomed at The Lions Foundation in South...

February 2022  We completed the construction of a new camp. Hopefully we’ll be able to welcome new lions soon!  OUR MISSION The Lions Foundation aims to rehabilitate lions in need from all over the world to their natural habitat. ……………………............... The Lions...

December 2021  Kind people in the Netherlands are always busy raising funds for The Lions Foundation. With their help, our team and the volunteers can keep building platforms for the lions. This time the platform is for Simba.  OUR MISSION The Lions Foundation...

November 2021  Our vet, dr Peter Caldwell, came with a group of veterinary students from www.thewildspirit.com to sterilize our lionesses Nora, Mahli, Ziera and Nala. These students, from all over the world, go to different conservation and sanctuary facilities and...

26 August 2021  Today we welcomed Bakari, Sarabi and Jessy! This small pride arrived at Stichting Leeuw in 2014, from a German circus. After receiving a generous donation from a Dutch donor, The Lions Foundation was able to build a beautiful enclosure for them in...

21 June 2021  Last week our caretakers at The Lions Foundation became worried when our dear lioness Isolde didn’t show up for breakfast. They went in search for her and discovered her body deep into the large enclosure. She had a deep bite wound in her throat and had...

28 January 2021  We’re very sad to announce that our beloved lioness Masrya passed away. Before the move to The Lions Foundation at Schrikkloof Masrya stayed a few weeks at the clinic of our vet in South Africa, Dr. Caldwell.
Her kidneys where failing which led to...

January 2021  We have opened the gates to the big roaming areas for most lions! They all started exploring their giant new homes, the one more tentatively than the other. And we taught them well, as the next morning they all came back to the feeding area for their...

January 2021  We'd like to thank our vet, dr. Peter Caldwell, who came to The Lions Foundation yesterday to give the girls contraception, their yearly vaccinations, vitamins, deworming and tick- and fly treatment. He also checked on Masrya, and he is happy with her!...

December 2020  After a short observation period following their move to The Lions Foundation, we opened the gates to reunite Hugo & Ambra, Tristan & Nala and Simba & Isolde. The change in behaviour was almost immediate – where the lionesses had been a bit...

December 2020  Finally! We proudly welcome Nero & Masrya, Tristan & Nala, Omar, Bruno, Nora, Ziera, Mahli, Hugo & Ambra and Simba & Isolde. All enclosures and facilities are finished, and we obtained the necessary permits, so we were able to move these...

July 2019  As both Hugo and Ambra were living on their own, Stichting Leeuw has been busy matching these two lions. After having lived in the same enclosure for a while, taking turns being inside and outside, they got to know each other well enough and reacted...

June 2019  Recently Stichting Leeuw had the unique opportunity to realise its own lion sanctuary in South Africa. This subsidiary, which will have the internationally more workable name of The Lions Foundation, is located in the nature reserve Schrikkloof in Limpopo...