Nonprofits  December 10, 2018

Sanctuary rescues lion, tiger from Saipan

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KEENESBURG — Lambert the lion and Tasha Joy the tiger, the last wild animals at the former Saipan Zoo, left the island on Wednesday evening and were relocated to the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg.

Zoo owner Frank Aldan said he had been looking for a new home for the two 15-year old animals since the zoo was destroyed by Typhoon Soudelor in August of 2015. The zoo has been closed since then. “What was left of the zoo was not fit for animals like them,” he said.

After an exchange of communications with the nonprofit sanctuary staff, Aldan said he…

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