Goodbye Ma Juah

As a silver member of Born Free Foundation, I received my latest copy of Wildlife Times magazine in the post last week to discover the sad news that Ma Juah, the amber-eyed lioness at Shamwari had passed on.Having been a one-time “adoptive parent” of Ma Juah, and having seen her living out her days in the happy, natural setting of Shamwari’s Julie Ward Centre, it was a bittersweet sense of loss accompanied by pride that she was afforded the luxury that so many captive lions are not – to live out her final days in her beautiful, majestic South African homeland.

I’m sure I speak for many Born Free supporters when I say Ma Juah’s story of hope and compassion, is one that has inspired many. My condolences to Glen Vena and the team at Shamwari!