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The Montenegrin authorities are sending Simba, the lion cub that “hiked” around Budva, to the Netherlands

The Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro informed that after a five-month stay in the country, the lion cub Simba is leaving first to the Netherlands, and when it grows stronger there, will depart for the huge sanctuary operated by Four Paws in Africa. The vehicle with Simba left for the 2,100 km journey to Netherlands and the cub is accompanied...

Zoo in Serbia investigates animal theft after Meta.mk’s article about smuggled lion cub Simba

The Zoological Garden in Palić, in the north of Serbia, is analyzing the footage from its security cameras near the lion cages, after the journalists from Suboticke.rs read Meta.mk's article about the lion cub Simba and sounded the alarm that the cub perhaps comes from this zoo, Sonja Mandić, the interim director of the zoo, revealed for Meta.mk. In the...

Animal activists fear that lion cub Simba is going to be euthanized

More than 10 days have passed since Meta.mk, reacted on animal activist Tina Mickovska's plea and revealed that Simba the lion cub has ended in Kumanovo. Still, even though the police has detained S.A. (31) from Kumanovo, on charges of "unauthorized hunting, keeping, and appropriation of wild animals" there is no information on whether the lion cub was located...

Police in North Macedonia detains a suspect in the case of the lion cub Simba

After Meta.mk published that people from Kumanovo living in luxurious villas and driving expensive cars are taking a lion cub named Simba for a ride, the police detained one person, against whom criminal charges were pressed for keeping and appropriation of a wild animal. "On the 5th of October 2021, police officers from the Crime Police Department - Sector for...

State Environmental Inspectorate didn’t find lion cub in Skopje hotel

In coordination with the competent institutions, the inspectors from the State Environmental Inspectorate on Friday evening searched the Park Hotel located on the bank of the Vardar River in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The inspector who was conducting the inspection at this 5-star hotel said for Meta.mk that the lion cub Simba wasn't found at this location. "The inspection...

Simba came to Kumanovo… Is there wildlife trafficking in North Macedonia?

Photos and videos of men and women, and even children, posing with a lion cub, have been appearing frequently on the social networks in the past few days. This trend of taking shots with a lion cub, no older than three months, in expensive cars, villas and hotels, was brought to public's attention by the Skopje Zoo's spokesperson, Tina...