Wild Cats World

The last days of 2024… Happy Christmas

This year, 2024, overall was a very good year for Wild Cats World.

As always people do give some complications – on every level – but we managed again to live through this.

Our wonderful leopard ambassadors, Feline & Felix, with who we started the foundation/NPC, had their 13th Birthday on 7 November and with them we celebrate the Birthday of our sanctuary. Our beloved sacred Birman cat Queeny reached the age of 22 this year and we were very sad having lost our dear Zamba aged 17 at the start of this year, due to kidney failure. Bless them all!

The most amazing moment, of course was for our dear cheetah male Sunny, to become a daddy to 4 gorgeous sons.

We are looking forward to another year dedicated with all we have to the Wild Cats World sanctuary, and wish you all a Happy Christmas and all the best for 2025.

Thanks for your continuous support!!!

More servals from Belgium to our sanctuary

On 6 September 2024 we welcomed another four servals from Belgium (& the Netherlands). One female, Amani, and 3 males Archie, Alanis and Alvin.

The servals, like the 8 before them, were all confiscated or captured and brought to the refugee centre in Opglabbeek, Belgium. The servals were illegally used for breeding or kept as ‘pets’. Three of them were confiscated in Oostende, of which one appeared in someone’s yard after having escaped. The fourth one was from Dilbeek.

The other servals we welcomed earlier this and last year, were from Gent, Dilbeek, Wondelgem, Houyet and Dordrecht. With these four, the number of servals we currently offer a permanent home to is 17, but we already received a request to welcome and keep more servals in the (near) future. All servals are doing well and very much enjoy their new home in a much more natural environment.

We are very happy to be able to give them the life they deserve, possible in co-operation with:

Natuurhulpcentrum Opglabbeek
FlyFauna, Belgium
WeCare program Qatar Airways
Pride of Africa Wildlife Solutions

Welcome to Wild Cats World Sanctuary

We welcomed another caracal and 3 servals at our sanctuary. All the way from Belgium.

Lots of servals (and the occasional caracal) are kept as (illegal) pets or for breeding. Many seem to end up in the streets (escape?), or they are confiscated. Very few times the owner gives up on them, finally realizing they don’t make good pets.

After a very long journey from Brussels to Johannesburg, Lalana (caracal), Jill, Abel & Apollo (servals) finally arrived at our sanctuary. They seem to settle in well already; looking relaxed and they immediately started exploring their forever safe home

Thank you:

  • FlyFauna (Jimmy Celis) for the good care, safely delivering them at Brussels Airport.
  • Qatar Airways for a good and safe flight and care on board.
  • Pride of Africa Wildlife, Michael Falls, for handling their arrival with paperwork and Veterinary check by state vet
  • Natuurcentrum Opglabbeek for the temporary housing of these cats and arranging the best safe permanent home again.

In 2023 we already welcomed the three servals Stica, Wonny & Gent Earlier this year, servals Dutchy & Dilly arrived to have a wonderful forever life at our sanctuary Working on another four coming in a few weeks time!!