Akeru Lionesses Successfully Relocated To Mbube!

on Friday, 07 December 2012. Posted in Latest News

Written by Jason A. Turner - Thurs 6th Dec 2012

Akeru Lionesses Successfully Relocated To Mbube!
The next major step for the lions was a total success! Two days ago we darted and moved the two Golden Lionesses from their territory at Shidolo to the 5 acre  acclimation boma at their new territory of Mbube.

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UK Zoo Exposed As Source Of Inbred White Lions To Circuses

on Monday, 26 November 2012. Posted in Latest News

Investigators from UK charities, Captive Animals’ Protection Society (CAPS) and Lion Aid, have today released evidence to suggest that white lions bred at West Midland Safari Park have been shipped, via a UK animal trainer, to a travelling circus in Japan. The news has been branded “a shocking betrayal of both the animals and the public” by the two investigating organisations.

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Relocating the Royal Couple and the Akeru Males

on Monday, 03 September 2012. Posted in Latest News

Written By: Emily Henson & Jason Turner
Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:06pm

It has been an extremely busy time, here at the Global White Lion Protection Trust, in facilitating the next steps for the Royal Pride and Akeru Pride. In order to simulate Nature as closely as possible, a huge operation was undertaken to relocate 4 of our White Lions involving a small team of staff and professionals: Linda  Tucker (CEO), Angela  Neumann (donor and specialist animal communicator), Jason Turner (Lion Ecologist) and the outstanding veterinarian that assists the Trust, Dr Peter Rogers and his assistant Janelle Genis.

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Linda Tucker will be touring the USA to launch her new book!

on Thursday, 18 April 2013. Posted in Latest News

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Calling all Lionhearted New Yorkers!

on Thursday, 18 April 2013. Posted in Latest News

17th may 2013 with the heading: Linda Tucker launches her new book in New York

Calling all Lionhearted New Yorkers!

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White Lion Trust CEO and founder publishes second book

on Monday, 15 April 2013. Posted in Latest News

Linda Tucker’s second book is about to be published: Saving the White Lions, One Woman’s Battle for Africa’s Most Sacred Animal. Linda will be doing a book launch tour in the USA and UK in May. Here, hot off the press, is the itinerary. You’re welcome to join us at any of the events!

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THANK YOU TO SAA CARGO

on Thursday, 29 November 2012. Posted in Latest News

saa news logo A Lionhearted THANK YOU to SAA Cargo for sponsoring the shipping of two magnificent bronze Starlion sculptures – Ingwavuma Rising by Andries Botha to New York for us today! Great to have our national carrier supporting the survival of the endangered White Lions.

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A Celebration & Benefit for the White Bison and White Lions

on Friday, 07 September 2012. Posted in Latest News

Linda Tucker (Keeper of the White Lions) and Cynthia Hart Button (Keeper of the White Buffalo) will be offering unique presentations in Sedona on December 8. On the eve of the Mayan Calendar date, this special event, taking place in one of the most sacred and mesmerizing locations on the planet, will highlight the magnificent and yet tragic circumstances involving the White Lions and White Bison—on different continents, these sacred animals share a similar reality where they are symbol of a higher promise while simultaneously brought to the very edge of extinction by misaligned human actions.

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Paint Sponsorships Light Up Schools And Our Office

on Wednesday, 29 August 2012. Posted in Latest News

A huge roarrr of thanks to DURALINE and PLASCON for the generous sponsorship of a spectrum of wall-paint for the walls at Makgalishe Primary School and Power Line School as part of the Little Stars of Light program.  Yolandi van Jaarsveld headed up our dedicated team, including Wolfgang, Harmony, Celia, Amon, December, Hilary and the wonderful volunteers, Alexia, Jen and Alex.

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Legal to trophy hunt a White Lion, illegal to save It

on Monday, 27 August 2012. Posted in Latest News

Is this responsible conservation management?

Last weekend, the Global White Lion Protection Trust was contacted by one of the landowners from a neighboring private nature reserve in a state of distress and desperate emergency, because the mother of a white cub, born in the wilderness about 5 weeks back, was fading from malnutrition, and hadn’t suckled her little ones for 6 days.

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Launch of the Ethical Wildlife Photography Course’s online exhibition

on Friday, 25 May 2012. Posted in Latest News

We are delighted to launch our first online photographic exhibition, curated by award-winning conservation photographer Karen-Jane Dudley – affectionately, KJ. In March, KJ brought a group of six budding photographers into the heart of White Lion ancestral territories on her “Ethical Wildlife Photography Course”, in support of the Trust.


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Linda’s Book Has Just Been Published In Holland

on Friday, 04 May 2012. Posted in Latest News

Linda’s Book Has Just Been Published In Holland
Linda Tucker’s book now published in Dutch by AnkhHermes - VBK : De Leeuwenvrouw

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Announcement of Winners of "An African Legend: White Lions and Marine Mammals"

on Friday, 20 April 2012. Posted in Latest News

Attached are the results of our exceptionally successful 2nd book competition. This focused on the interconnectedness of the White Lions and our precious Marine Mammals. Congratulations to the winners, please feel free to contact me. Most of your artwork and poetry will be incorporated into the book, even if you are not one of the 10 winners. I would have loved to have had you all win. As soon as the book is ready I will let you know.

Click  here to view the Winners Announcement for White Lions and Marine Mammals Document

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Deepak Chopra talks about White Lions

on Tuesday, 27 September 2011. Posted in News, Latest News

Deepak Chopra talks about White Lions
Deepak Chopra (world leader in New Age spiritual consciousness and alternative medicine) discusses the importance of the White Lions and Linda Tucker’s book “Mystery of the White Lions: Children of the Sungod” and expresses his support of the critical conservation work of the Global White Lion Protection Trust of which Sheryl Leach (creator of Barney the Purple Dinosaur) is the Patron.

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The lion queen: The London woman who saved Africa's rare white lions from trophy hunters - and almost certain extinction

on Saturday, 05 June 2010. Posted in News, Latest News

The first time she met a rare African white lion - destined for a trophy hunter's cabinet - Linda Tucker knew she had to fight to protect them.

Sitting round the campfire in the African bush with my sister and our friends, we drank beer while we watched the burning embers shooting sparks into the starlit darkness.

My safari holiday to Timbavati, on the edge of South Africa's Kruger National Park, seemed like the perfect antidote to my frenetic life in London. Back home, I worked long hours as an account manager at an advertising agency, having recently given up my career as a model for Yardley and L'Oreal.

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