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Coverage dated March 22, 2022

Lion and wolf evacuated from Ukraine with no tranquilizers or vet

Headline from WNEP

The four-day mission to rescue the animals was especially perilous because both were awake and secured only by cages in the back of the van.

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  1. Sioux City Journal

    Simba the lion, wolf named Akyla safely evacuated from war-torn Ukraine (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    The rescue effort was a four-day mission "full of dangers" further hampered by border entry bureaucracy.

  2. NBC News

    Simba the lion, wolf safely evacuated from war-torn Ukraine (opens NBC News)

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    Simba the lion and a wolf named Akyla have been evacuated from a zoo in Ukraine and brought to safety in Romania in a four-day mission “full of dangers."

  3. WNEP

    Lion and wolf evacuated from Ukraine with no tranquilizers or vet (opens WNEP)

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    WNEP's feed description

    The four-day mission to rescue the animals was especially perilous because both were awake and secured only by cages in the back of the van.

  4. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Simba the lion, Akyla the wolf safely evacuated from war-torn Ukraine (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    RADAUTI, Romania (AP) — Simba the lion and a wolf […]

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