Valentin Gruener achieved his childhood goal to live in Africa and work with wildlife, and not just any wildlife. Val has spent the past twelve years raising, caring and loving Sirga, a lioness who came into his life when she was around ten days old.
Val talks about sharing his life with a wild lion, including some heart-warming stories. He also talks about the reasons for the devastating decline in the wild lion population, his conservation initiative—the Modisa Wildlife Project, and so much more.
A very special and important conversation about a man, a lioness and how together they are raising awareness to protect wildlife.
To learn more about Val, Sirga and the Modisa Wildlife Project, check out the following links:
https://www.instagram.com/valgruener/
https://www.instagram.com/sirgathelioness/
https://www.instagram.com/modisawildlifeproject/
You can support Val and Sirga and all they are doing here:
As a thank you to Val for sharing his story, Anitha donated to the Kalahari Research and Conservation (KRC). Kalahari is a unique and fragile ecosystem with a rich diversity of plants and animals. This organization works to understand and conserve Kalahari’s distinctive landscape in the face of increasing challenges.
To learn about KRC please click on the following link: https://www.krcbots.org/
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