The Wild Animal Sanctuary was founded in Boulder, Colorado in 1980, and has been operating for more than 46 years. The refuge is open to supporters daily, and is run by staff and volunteers. The Wild Animal Sanctuary is one of only a handful of true sanctuaries for abused and abandoned great cats and bears in the United States, where the animals are not bred, sold, or otherwise commercially exploited in any way. The Sanctuary is located in Colorado and utilizes more than 40,000 acres to shelter more than 1,000 lions, tigers, bears, leopards, mountain lions, wolves, mustangs and other animals. The Sanctuary is the largest refuge network in the world, as well as the only sanctuary that provide... read more The Wild Animal Sanctuary was founded in Boulder, Colorado in 1980, and has been operating for more than 46 years. The refuge is open to supporters daily, and is run by staff and volunteers. The Wild Animal Sanctuary is one of only a handful of true sanctuaries for abused and abandoned great cats and bears in the United States, where the animals are not bred, sold, or otherwise commercially exploited in any way. The Sanctuary is located in Colorado and utilizes more than 40,000 acres to shelter more than 1,000 lions, tigers, bears, leopards, mountain lions, wolves, mustangs and other animals. The Sanctuary is the largest refuge network in the world, as well as the only sanctuary that provides large acreage (5 to 300 acres in size) species-specific habitats for its rescued animals. The Sanctuary also provides direct education to more than 200,000 people per year concerning the Captive Wildlife Crisis.
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By Aimee Petersen | Chief Development Officer
For more than four decades, Asiatic Black Bears in South Korea, often referred to as “Moon Bears,” have lived within one of the most controversial wildlife industries in the world. Their... Read the full report ›By Aimee Petersen | Chief Development Director
As many of our supporters may have recently heard, there was a woman who was killed recently by a Mountain Lion here in Colorado as she was out running on a trail located in the foothills of the Rocky... Read the full report ›By Pat Craig | Executive Director
As many of our supporters know, international rescues are far more complex than domestic ones. When you add the challenges of an active military conflict, a rescue can become nearly impossible. Far... Read the full report ›
