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The Lion Queen

Season 2 2017

  • 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z on Animal Planet
  • 1h
  • 6h (6 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary
A struggling lion reserve is the last place Andi Rive, a midwife from the city expected to be. When Andi first visited Glen Garriff Lion Reserve a few years ago, she fell in love with its majestic inhabitants. With no previous experience, Andi abandoned her old life in South Africa’s Cape and moved her young family to Glen Garriff where she and a small dedicated team have devoted themselves to caring for over 50 lions. Lions face extinction in the wild due to loss of habitat and a decline in genetic diversity. South Africa’s ‘canned hunting industry’, where lions are farmed for wealthy tourists to kill, is adding to the genetic meltdown. Glen Garriff offers sanctuary from the hunters but for how long? Bills are mounting up and the reserve is fighting off sale attempts. Can Glen Garriff survive?

6 episodes

Season Premiere

2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

2x01 Mela, Gathering

Season Premiere

2x01 Mela, Gathering

  • 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z1h

Experienced lion caregiver, Andi Rive has given herself the challenge of creating her own lion sanctuary. Her first lion, six month old lion cub Mela is sick and her condition worsening. And takes Mela on a long distance trip to get help from a specialist.

2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

2x02 Natacha, Arrival

2x02 Natacha, Arrival

  • 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z1h

A lioness has been confiscated from a Spanish circus and is in urgent need of a home. Andi and her team rush to build her an enclosure in time. Coming from an abusive life behind bars Natacha has never seen another lion and never even walked on grass. How will she react to her new home in Africa? And there's a life and death situation as a local orphanage and animal shelter catches ablaze.

2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

2x03 Moya and Sasha, Spirit

2x03 Moya and Sasha, Spirit

  • 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z1h

Two male lion cubs are rescued from the hunting industry and delivered to the safety of the sanctuary but their troubled past and relocation seems to seriously affect one of the lions. Andi begins preparations to find companionship for lioness Natacha after becoming concerned about her behavior.

2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

2x04 Mandla, Strength

2x04 Mandla, Strength

  • 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z1h

Two lions that have never lived in the company of another lion go into the same enclosure but neither of them are happy. A new lion arrives, he will be the oldest at the sanctuary. Andi has an amazing experience with wild lions at Richard Branson's Private Game Reserve, Ulusaba.

2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

2x05 Isibindi, Courage

2x05 Isibindi, Courage

  • 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z1h

A new lion arrives, the brother of Andi's oldest lion Mandla. But the increase in numbers means Andi needs to look for new food sources and take things into her own hands. And the youngest cubs Sasha and Moya are darted and moved into Natacha's enclosure to provide her companionship. They wake up groggy, with a much bigger lion facing them. Will Natacha accept them? An intruder onto the property puts his life at risk.

2017-07-06T04:00:00Z

2x06 Carl, Free

2x06 Carl, Free

  • 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z1h

Andi rescues the free-spirited lion cub, Carl. It's the dry season and an out of control fire in the surrounding grassland threatens the sanctuary. The team race into action and head out to face the blaze. And a major donation provides more hope for Andi's lions.

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