Current sectionScience & HealthNature & EnvironmentBen Tzur and Ori were among six cubs rescued from the illegal wildlife trade in 2025 and spent the past year at a northern Israeli zoo before being moved to a big cat sanctuaryShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMoshe Gilad04:12 PM • August 06 2026 IDTTwo lion cubs rescued from illegal wildlife traffickers in Israel in 2025 were transferred this week to a big cat sanctuary in South Africa, where they will live in a more natural environment after spending the past year at a zoo in northern Israel.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel crimeEnvironment & NatureSouth AfricaAnimal RightsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryWest BankAIPACNetanyahuLebanonElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTwo Lion Cubs Rescued From Traffickers in Israel Relocated to South AfricaFrom Jerusalem to Herzliya, Israel's Jewish Battle Over Shabbat Turns ViolentA pro-Israeli Victory in Michigan Offers Important Lessons for DemocratsIsraeli Settler Who Killed Palestinian Activist Indicted One Year LaterIn Trump's Postwar Lebanon, Israel, Iran and Hezbollah Could All Be SidelinedRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New Bases