Endangered Lion Cub Born In Swiss Zoo

2025-10-07 02:10:13

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(MENAFN- Swissinfo) A lion cub was born at Walter Zoo in Gossau, northeastern Switzerland, last week. The cub is in good health, the zoo said on Monday. This content was published on October 7, 2025 - 10:26 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

Deutsch de Löwin bringt im Walter Zoo in Gossau SG Jungtier zur Welt Original Read more: Löwin bringt im Walter Zoo in Gossau SG Jungtier zur Wel

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The sex of the cub has not yet been determined. However, the zoo team is very pleased with the cub's development so far, according to a press release.

The North African lion is increasingly endangered in the wild and is extinct north of the Sahara, the zoo added.

“Habitat loss and conflicts with humans have led to a sharp decline in populations. This makes the little lion at Walter Zoo all the more important,” it said.

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The zoo said that, as part of the European Conservation Breeding Programme, Wednesday's birth“makes an important contribution to the preservation of this fascinating species and to raising public awareness for its protection”.

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Translated from German by DeepL/ts

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