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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...
The poisoning and the poaching exterminated the wild animals in North Macedonia, but still no fines for the eco crimes
The poisoning, the poaching and the illegal trade are among the main threats to North Macedonia's wildlife. The Egyptian vulture and the Balkan lynx are on the verge of extinction and the bear, the wolf, the fox and the jackal are also under great threat. Still, despite all aforementioned crimes are one of the main reasons for decimation of...
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...
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...
Threats for animal rights activist in North Macedonia who alarmed about lion cub smuggling
Animal rights activist Tina Mickovska revealed that she is receiving death threats after she publicly denounced the trend of posting photographs of the lion cub Simba on the social networks by users from North Macedonia and called the authorities to act.
On her Facebook profile she wrote that she is scared for her life, but that she won't back down...
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...
