Aslan is an 8-year-old African Lion who lives with his sister, Savannah.  Born on June 6, 2014, Aslan and Savannah lived at several different Canadian zoos before arriving at Cherry Brook Zoo in late October 2016. However, when Cherry Brook Zoo announced its closure in April 2020, Savannah and Aslan again needed to find a new home.  Popcorn Park Animal Refuge agreed to rescue the siblings when no Canadian agency was able to adopt them permanently.  

However, given the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic along with the intricacies of foreign travel, their rescue was not a simple one.  Thankfully, the Granby Zoo in Canada was able to house and care for the pair of felines while arrangements could be made for their arrival and our friends from Tigers in America were able to assist us with transportation and long term care at Granby.