FOUR cheetah-like servals, spotted sub-Saharan wild cats, kept illegally as pets in Belgium, were seized then flown by Eitihad Cargo to their refuge Panthera Africa in South Africa, reports Mumbai's New Stat Trade Times.
This relocation was made possible thanks to the efforts of etihad Airways that provided the flights for the servals, and three organisations, Born Free Foundation, Natuurhulpcentrum and Panthera Africa.
As they did not have names, the four animals were temporarily named after the city they were rescued in - Kinrooi, Mechelen, Roeselare, and Diepenbeek. The Belgian authorities granted custody of the servals to Natuurhulpcentrum, a wildlife rescue in Belgium, where a dedicated team has been taking care of them until their relocation.
As the centre is only a temporary centre for animals, it searched for a lifetime sanctuary home, until Born Free Foundation offered to relocate them into the Born Free Rescue Section at Panther Africa Big Cat Sanctuary, 90 miles south east of Cape Town.
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This relocation was made possible thanks to the efforts of etihad Airways that provided the flights for the servals, and three organisations, Born Free Foundation, Natuurhulpcentrum and Panthera Africa.
As they did not have names, the four animals were temporarily named after the city they were rescued in - Kinrooi, Mechelen, Roeselare, and Diepenbeek. The Belgian authorities granted custody of the servals to Natuurhulpcentrum, a wildlife rescue in Belgium, where a dedicated team has been taking care of them until their relocation.
As the centre is only a temporary centre for animals, it searched for a lifetime sanctuary home, until Born Free Foundation offered to relocate them into the Born Free Rescue Section at Panther Africa Big Cat Sanctuary, 90 miles south east of Cape Town.
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