Lions of Timbavati

[Dr Panthera]

(04-06-2016, 10:30 PM)Pckts Wrote: I have some questions about Timbavati and Kruger in general.

I was just at the mirage secret gardens and their lions are white lions from Timbavati.
What is Timbavati?
Is it just a private reserve and they inbreed their white lions and ship them to the states or other facilities?

Also, when I was just at the SD wild animal park, the elephants and lions were from Kruger, which is essentially, Timbavati.
What are these places??
Is kruger and Timabavati the places where they allow canned hunting and sell their lions to other places?
If so, why are these places allowed to do this?

Kruger is vast national park about 14000 km2 (about the area of Northern Ireland ) that is administered by SANPARK the South African National Parks agency, it is government run, hunting is not allowed, and "selling" wild caught animals does not happen from there, a particular animal may be placed in captivity for one reason or another but not commercial.
Timbavati is a private resort adjacent to Kruger NP ( to the west ) where some animal movement between Kruger and Timbavati is possible, the reserve draws revenue from safari tourism and HUNTING , and white lions occur there, Timbavati lions are not 100% free-ranging , humans care for them in part and select white lions and larger lions as these are more in demand by tourists and hunters.
Pretty much every animal you see in a North American or European zoo is a captive born animal from known parents registered in international studbooks.
Unaccredited facilities may buy wild caught animals but importing these to North America or Europe is very restricted Reply