Big Cat Sanctuary – South Africa

Visit Panthera Africa, a sanctuary for captive-bred big cats that also provides education about animal welfare.

Lions rest together in grass at the Panthera Africa big-cat sanctuary.
The story

Meet Lizaene Cornwall and Cathrine S. Nyquist who founded non-profit organisation Panthera Africa. Panthera Africa is an environmentally friendly sanctuary for any captive bred big cats, where they will be protected and prosper for the rest of their lives.

One of Panthera Africa’s main purposes is to be an educational platform where they create awareness about conditions big cats face in captivity, and how animal welfare and enrichment play a vital role in giving them the best captive life possible. Panthera is a true sanctuary where no cub petting, breeding or trading takes place, and a blue print of how a non-profit sanctuary, focusing on animal welfare, can become self-sufficient.

Panthera Africa aspires to be the blueprint for future-forward thinking. There are a source of inspiration to everyone as their story carries a powerful message of hope amongst adversity. By empowering people, of all ages across the world, to better live in harmony with nature and themselves the world will be able to further understand the beautiful balance of life and everything we live in. Upon engaging with Panthera, it is their wish to see enlightened leaders with regards to a changed mind set by having reached a higher level of consciousness.

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