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Four rare Barbary lion cubs—three females and one male—will soon leave Safari Park Dvůr Králové in the Czech Republic for other zoos, including Israel’s Beersheba Zoo, as part of an international breeding programme for the critically endangered subspecies. Once widespread across North Africa, Barbary lions were declared extinct in the wild by the 1960s, with fewer than 200 now in captivity. Talks with Moroccan authorities have opened the door to a possible reintroduction in the Atlas Mountains, with a conference planned later this year or early 2026 to assess feasibility.
Thursday, 7 August, 2025
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