Rehoming the Leopards
- Will Travers and Born Free / Shamwari team at Port Elizabeth Airport. Andre Oktober (front left)is Assistant Manager of Cargo Operations at the airport, and was at his post 10 years ago when Raffi, Anthea and later Rikki, the lions and leopard from the Tenerife restaurant, were rehomed to Shamwari. Andre has handled all Born Free shipments to Shamwari since then.
- Tricia Holford, Born Free's Rescue Co-ordinator with Andre Oktober and other airport staff at Port Elizabeth airport, waiting for the leopards to be unloaded from their aircraft pallets.
- Born Free's vet consultant, John Knight, and Animal Care Manager, Tony Wiles, make preparations for the release of the leopards at Shamwari.
- Sirius is released by BFF benefactor Sandy Tollman and Bruce Main, Shamwari wildlife manager
- After six years in a circus wagon and 10 years on concrete in the zoo, Pitou steps out onto African soil
- Born Free Founder Virginia McKenna, sponsor Sandy Tollman and Shamwari's owner, Adrian Gardiner, take part in the tree planting ceremony as part of the CO2 emissions offset programme.
All above photos © Leon Hugo
- Sirius...(photo BFF)
- and Pitou explore their new surroundings (c) Leon Hugo
- Relaxing at their new home (photo BFF)
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