Lions skirt

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Lions Rock is a safari park for big cats in the South African province of Free State , 18 km from the town of Bethlehem removed. In enclosures with a total area of ​​56  hectares , mainly lions, but also tigers, leopards, cheetahs, lynxes, servals, hyenas and wild dogs are kept there. In mid-2019, there were 112 animals, which, according to the operator, had often previously been kept under poor conditions. Lionsrock, on the other hand, offers a species-appropriate home.

The facility was founded in 2007 by Vier Pfoten and initially served to house ten lions from the Gänserndorf closed safari park . It has a total of 1250 hectares and is financed by tourism and donations.

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  1. ↑ a b A life for the lions , April 23, 2013, accessed on June 15, 2019 in Noen.at.
  2. ↑ Finally in Africa: FOUR PAWS brings lions from the Dutch rescue station to LIONSROCK , July 4, 2014, accessed on June 15, 2019 in Ots.at.
  3. ↑ Opening of the FOUR PAWS lion park LIONSROCK in South Africa , on February 13, 2008, accessed on June 15, 2019 in Presseportal.de.

Coordinates: 28 ° 14 ′ 21.9 ″  S , 28 ° 28 ′ 25.3 ″  E