In Remarkable Rescue Op, Man Evacuates Lion And Wolf From Ukraine In Bus
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Tim Locks embarked on a mission to save the two animals, driving from Lviv to Zaporizhzhia Oblast
A four-day mission to rescue a lion and a wolf from war-torn Ukraine had a happy ending with the two zoo animals "settling in well" in Romania, Tim Locks - the British war veteran who spearheaded the rescue op - has said. According to Daily Mail, Mr Locks, a 45-year-old Iraq veteran, had been delivering aid in Ukraine when he heard about the plight of the animals from a conservationist at his hotel.
He embarked on a mission to save the two animals, driving from Lviv to Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where the lion and the wolf were kept in a zoo, along with two companions.
In the remarkable rescue operation, which Mr Locks documented on Facebook, the animals were transported to neighbouring Romania in the back of a minibus. The lion, Simba, and the wolf, Akela, were driven almost non-stop until they reached the Romanian border. Then, as the final leg of their journey, the animals were taken to a zoo in the north-eastern city of Radauti in Romania on Sunday.
Mr Locks shared an update on the animals on Wednesday. "We've just heard back from the zoo in Romania and it's amazing to hear that both Simba and Akela are settling in well. Both are eating and drinking plenty and enjoying some chill time after the long journey," he wrote.
