#SaveSudanAnimals - The Full Story!
Away from international spotlights, war has torn apart Sudan, a country located in the Northeast of the African continent. 8 million people have so far been displaced by the ongoing fighting. 💔 As with all human conflicts, animals are strongly affected as well. Almost 50 wild animals had been left behind with little access to food 🥫, water 💧 and veterinary care 🩺 in a center run by Sudan Animal Rescue. Before things could get even worse, they reached out to FOUR PAWS in a cry for help and with a single wish: to get the animals out of the high conflict escalation zone in the south of the capital city Khartoum.  
Despite our experience with operations in conflict zones, this would turn out to become one of our most challenging missions to date. Getting to the animals required meticulous preparations, as well as arranging their transport 🚚 and making sure crates are available. While we tried to plan out everything in advance, a mission like this one always brings unforeseen challenges. Once we arrived on site, we had to acknowledge that the animals were in a far poorer condition than expected. Last-minute route changes due to the ongoing conflict forced us to constantly update our plans, all that while we were trying to keep the injured and famished animals alive. 🩹🦁
In an incredible team effort 🤝, we managed to get the animals to a safe place within Sudan and handed them over to the Sudanese Wildlife authorities. What we did not know back then is that we would be back only two months later. 
Unfortunately, the situation in Sudan worsened, conflicts escalated 💥, resulting in the taking over of Wad Madani. The animals were once again no longer secure. We had to face the fact that the only option to permanently find a safe spot for the animals was to get them out of the country. ✈️ If our first evacuation had been difficult, arranging international transport for such a large number of wild animals made our previous visit look easy.  
We pushed through and managed to get the animals to Jordan 🇯🇴 and from there on to our LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa 🇿🇦. Our incredible colleagues on-site are providing an entire Special Care Unit to make sure they are settling in well. Although we cannot forget the dark hours, like the passing of lions Leo and Karim and will continue to mourn for the lives lost 💔, we are incredibly grateful and proud of our achievement!  🐾
We want to thank all of you for your support during this mission, we could not have done it without you! 
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