British man travels across Ukraine, evacuates lion and wolf from zoo

“You seriously rock,” wrote an user of Facebook while reacting to the post about a British man travelling across Ukraine to evacuate a lion and a wolf from a zoo in the war-torn country.

The tale of a British war veteran going to Ukraine to evacuate a lion and a wolf from a zoo has left people surprised. People cannot stop applauding the man for saving the lives of the animals, along with his two friends, that were stranded in a zoo just miles from the frontline. Named Tim Locks, the man also documented his journey on Facebook.

The image, shared on Facebook, shows the lion being evacuated from Ukraine. (Facebook/@Tim Locks)

On March 19, he shared how he detoured after dropping off some aids to get the animals. “19 March - So here we are. Having successfully dropped off the aid in the city we went to our primary task. The evacuation of a Lion and a Wolf from a closed Ukrainian zoo to an undisclosed European country. After a full afternoon yesterday of paperwork completed by our local guy we caught up on sleep and started at 08:00 this morning. It took 3 hours to load both animals into the back of a ford transit minibus with the seats removed using a crane and a JCB. We are now heading out of the city while the air raid sirens going off with a police escort. Long way to go but all going well so far. Further updates will come as we push on. Everyone needs evacuating and there are plenty of teams looking after people. Strangely, no one else wanted to do this….so this is what we do,” he wrote. The share is complete with images of the animals.

About 21 hours ago, he shared another post to update about the situations of the animals. “Simba and Akela Update. We’ve just heard back from the zoo in Romania and it’s amazing to hear that both Simba and Akela are settling in well. Both are eating and drinking plenty and enjoying some « chill » time after the long journey. As for us, we’re well rested and spending the time reorganising vehicles and kit while we wait for the next task,” he wrote.

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Both the posts received tons of appreciative comments from people. “You seriously rock!!!” wrote a Facebook user. “Thank you for doing what you do! Please stay safe!” shared another. “Well done Tim. Great work!” commented a third.

Tim Locks has been distributing essentials in Ukraine donated by crowdfunding, reports Daily Mail. Lock, along with his friends, is returning to the war-torn country again to assist in the aid efforts.

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