We’re proud to announce that Big Cat Rescue played a pivotal role in the passage of the Big Cat Public Safety Act on December 22, 2022. This monumental federal bill bans private possession of big cats and makes contact with big cats and their cubs illegal in the U.S. While this is a significant milestone…
Lion – Panthera leo This “King of Beasts” once roamed over most parts of the world including Africa, North America and Eurasia. Today, however, they are restricted to the savanna, open expanses, and grassy plains of Africa, and to a small area of western India. There are about 15,000 lions in the wild today. Just…
The Truth About Lion ReUnion and His Tragic Demise Christian the Lion or Lion Re Union Why we are opposed to people forwarding Christian the Lion Reunion: No matter how many times you say that big cats should not be bred and traded as pets, if people see images of big cats acting like pets,…
Koda Lioness Female Date of birth (approximate): 2018 Date of Rescue: March 2, 2022 We are excited to share some very BIG rescue news! This afternoon BCR’s staff and vet aided law enforcement with the seizure of a 4 year old lioness. She was sedated and transported to the sanctuary and will recover in her…
Lioness 2/3/2001-11-23-2021 Rescue 11/30/01 The Queen is Dead For 20 years Nikita was known, the world around as the Queen of Big Cat Rescue. Her loyal subjects numbered in the tens of thousands who watched her daily on her Explore.org cams and other LIVE webcams from Verkada and Nest. We had to say goodbye to…
Cameron the Lion 10/1/00 – 2/19/19 Rescued 5/3/04 Cameron the 18 year old lion was euthanized on 2/19/19. His necropsy seems to indicate liver cancer and samples have been sent out for testing. Zabu Tiger slept in her hammock through the entire ordeal, but we will be giving her extra attention over the coming days…
Why We Can’t Rescue Some Foreign Cats This is being written for our supporters who think all they have to do is say, “Go rescue X!” and that we will be able to swoop in and bring a cat to safety. I hate the abuse as much as you do. I wish it was as…
ANSWER: While we would much prefer that people focus their thoughts on saving these magnificent animals than on who would win if a lion and tiger fight, the power of these two largest cats seems to raise this question in people’s minds. While it would depend on the size, age and aggressiveness of the specific animals…
Glenn Williams is the author of Cecil the Lion – an Agent of Change which can be found here: https://bigcatrescue.org/cecil-the-lion-an-agent-of-change/ Find Glenn on Facebook here. Dona Williams is an artist who can be found at Whisker-Art.com and on Facebook. Today they chat with Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue about how Cecil the Lion changed…
CECIL THE LION – An Agent of Change a narrative by Glenn Williams https://www.facebook.com/glenn.williams.3720 A hypothetical conversation that may occur in the future: “Hi Dad. What type of animal is that?” “Well son. That is a male lion. He was one of the most majestic and beautiful creatures ever to roam the earth. They called…