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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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Animal husbandry With more than 22,450 acres of land spanning across 29 square miles, this contiguous parcel of land represents a landmass larger than Manhattan Island.
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- With more than 22,450 acres of land spanning across 29 square miles, this contiguous parcel of land represents a landmass larger than Manhattan Island.
- The Wild Animal Sanctuary purchased the land for its newly created Wild Horse Refuge, which will serve to rescue and protect hundreds of Colorado's native wild horses, which are also known as Mustangs.
- Denver is located 4.5 hours southeast of the newly formed Wild Horse Refuge, while Salt Lake City, UT is 4 hours to the west.
- For more information about The Wild Animal Sanctuary or its Wild Horse Refuge, visit WildAnimalSanctuary.org or WildHorseRefuge.org .
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Tiger KEENESBURG, Colo., Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nine lions rescued from the war-torn country of Ukraine arrived safely in Colorado at The Wild Animal Sanctuary Thursday, September 29th, 2022, as part of the largest warzone rescue of lions ever carried out.
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- KEENESBURG, Colo., Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nine lions rescued from the war-torn country of Ukraine arrived safely in Colorado at The Wild Animal Sanctuary Thursday, September 29th, 2022, as part of the largest warzone rescue of lions ever carried out.
- The pride of lions had been living at the Bio Park Zoo in Odessa, a southern port in Ukraine impacted by the Russian-Ukraine war and invading Russian military forces.
- The Targu Mures Zoo provided a temporary home for the animals for several months so that an emergency travel permit could be approved for the eleven lions to board an international rescue flight.
- It has recently expanded its mission to accommodate the surrender or seizure of all big cats, including lions, leopards, mountain lions, cheetahs, and jaguars, in addition to tigers.
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Lucasfilm KEENESBURG, Colo., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Wild Animal Sanctuary, in collaboration with artist Christopher Clark debuted a collection of five original artworks featuring some of the Sanctuary's most memorable rescued animals.
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- KEENESBURG, Colo., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Wild Animal Sanctuary, in collaboration with artist Christopher Clark debuted a collection of five original artworks featuring some of the Sanctuary's most memorable rescued animals.
- The collaboration marks the first time The Wild Animal Sanctuary has worked with the internationally acclaimed artist known for his work with Marvel Fine Art and as Lucasfilm's #1 selling artist.
- The originals are perfect for new or seasoned collectors alike," said Pat Craig, Executive Director of The Wild Animal Sanctuary.
- About The Wild Animal Sanctuary:
Located near Keenesburg, Colorado, The Wild Animal Sanctuary is the largest nonprofit carnivore sanctuary in the world, with over 650 rescued animals, including lions, tigers, bears, wolves, leopards, and other large carnivores living in large-acreage natural habitats.
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Bear The 22 bears originated at a breeding farm in South Korea that previously used the bears in gallbladder and bile extraction processes.
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- The 22 bears originated at a breeding farm in South Korea that previously used the bears in gallbladder and bile extraction processes.
- This process will continue with the 300-plus Moon Bears that are still held in small steel cages within the country.
- Upon arriving in Los Angeles, the Bears were promptly transported by a specialized rescue team to The Wild Animal Refuge.
- Further efforts to rescue the remaining Moon Bears is ongoing and more information is available via the Sanctuary's website listed below.
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Monday, February 21, 2022
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Wolf KEENESBURG, Colo., Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wild Animal Sanctuary (TWAS) announced they have received a significant donation in the form of USDT from the crypto currency enterprise known as Alpaca Finance.
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- KEENESBURG, Colo., Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wild Animal Sanctuary (TWAS) announced they have received a significant donation in the form of USDT from the crypto currency enterprise known as Alpaca Finance.
- Alpaca Finance's generous donation will help provide food, medical supplies, and animal care staffing for the purpose of caring for the herd.
- ABOUT ALPACA FINANCE: Alpaca Finance is a blockchain lending and savings platform where users can earn 5%+ interest in the form of a passive APY on digital USD or crypto assets.
- ABOUT THE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY: The Wild Animal Sanctuary is a publicly supported non-profit animal charity which specializes in rescuing captive large carnivores and other exotic animals.
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Carolina Tiger Rescue Dozens of "Tiger King" animals find new lives of sanctuary at Colorado Sanctuary.
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- Dozens of "Tiger King" animals find new lives of sanctuary at Colorado Sanctuary.
- As previously reported, 39 tigers and three black bears were rescued from Joseph "Joe Exotic" Maldonado-Passage in late 2017, the major player in the series, who is currently serving a 22-year sentence in federal prison on animal abuse and murder-for-hire charges.
- The Wild Animal Sanctuary rescued 17 of the facility's big catsa mixture of tigers, lions and hybrids and two grizzly bears, who exchanged their small, chain-link enclosures for the Sanctuary's large-acreage, natural habitats.
- The Wild Animal Sanctuary is the largest nonprofit carnivore sanctuary in the world, with over 600 rescued animals including lions, tigers, bears, wolves, leopards and other large carnivores living in large-acreage natural habitats.
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Monday, December 28, 2020
KEENESBURG, Colo., Dec. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In another record year of rescuing animals in need, Colorado's Wild Animal Sanctuary rescued 25 wolves, 22 tigers, 10 lions and seven lion/tiger hybrids as part of 80+ animals that found new life at the large carnivore sanctuary.
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- KEENESBURG, Colo., Dec. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In another record year of rescuing animals in need, Colorado's Wild Animal Sanctuary rescued 25 wolves, 22 tigers, 10 lions and seven lion/tiger hybrids as part of 80+ animals that found new life at the large carnivore sanctuary.
- Jeff Lowe, the former business partner of "Tiger King" Joe Exotic, also had to vacate the property that was at the center of the series.
- As a result, 11 wolves, three tigers and two bears now live unprecedented lives of freedom at the Sanctuary's 9,684-acre Refuge in southern Colorado.
- The Wild Animal Sanctuary is the largest nonprofit carnivore sanctuary in the world, with over 600 rescued animals including lions, tigers, bears, wolves, leopards and other large carnivores living in large-acreage natural habitats.
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Monday, November 16, 2020
KEENESBURG, Colo., Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 30 rescued wolves have found new life at The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, as it sees a record number of wolf rescues in a year's time.
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- KEENESBURG, Colo., Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 30 rescued wolves have found new life at The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, as it sees a record number of wolf rescues in a year's time.
- A dozen of the wolves were originally rescued from a fur farm in 2018 by the now-shuttered Wildlife Waystation in California.
- All 29 wolves now live in large-acreage, natural habitats at either the Sanctuary's main facility in Keenesburg, Colorado or at the nearly-10,000 acre Wild Animal Refuge in southern Colorado.
- The Wild Animal Sanctuary is the largest nonprofit carnivore sanctuary in the world, with over 600 rescued animals including lions, tigers, bears, wolves, leopards and other large carnivores living in large-acreage natural habitats.
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Animal sanctuary KEENESBURG, Colo., Oct. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma, featured in the Netflix docuseries, "Tiger King," is now closed forever and the last of the animals formerly owned by Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, have been rescued and rehomed to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.
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- KEENESBURG, Colo., Oct. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma, featured in the Netflix docuseries, "Tiger King," is now closed forever and the last of the animals formerly owned by Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, have been rescued and rehomed to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.
- The rescue of these last animals and the closure of the animal park are the end result of a years-long legal battle between Carole Baskin, the president of Big Cat Rescue, Joe Exotic and his former business partner, Jeff Lowe, who assumed control of the park upon Joe Exotic's imprisonment.
- Baskin was awarded the park and property by a court order in May.
- Located near Keenesburg, Colorado, The Wild Animal Sanctuary is the largest nonprofit carnivore sanctuary in the world, with over 600 rescued animals including lions, tigers, bears, wolves, leopards and other large carnivores living in large-acreage natural habitats.
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Thursday, September 24, 2020
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Tiger KEENESBURG, Colo., Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Wild Animal Sanctuary has become home to 17 lions, tigers and tiger/lion hybrids as well as two brown bears that were removed from "Wildlife In Need," a private roadside zoo in Indiana owned by Tim Stark who was featured in the Netflix docuseries "Tiger King.
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- KEENESBURG, Colo., Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Wild Animal Sanctuary has become home to 17 lions, tigers and tiger/lion hybrids as well as two brown bears that were removed from "Wildlife In Need," a private roadside zoo in Indiana owned by Tim Stark who was featured in the Netflix docuseries "Tiger King.
- "Three of the lions are juveniles owned by Stark but housed at the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma.
- Earlier this year, the USDA issued an order to permanently revoke Stark's Animal Welfare Act license.
- Located near Keenesburg, Colorado, The Wild Animal Sanctuary is the largest nonprofit carnivore sanctuary in the world, with over 600 rescued animals including lions, tigers, bears, wolves, leopards and other large carnivores living in large-acreage natural habitats.
