The Dvůr Králové Safari Park in the Czech Republic recently introduced 4 rare Barbary lion cubs, born at the zoo in January 2025, to the public and shared that it plans to reintroduce the extinct subspecies back into the wild.

A zoo celebrated the birth of four Barbary lion cubs, marking a significant milestone for the dwindling population of this rare lion species that no longer exists in the wild.The three females and one male lion were spotted frolicking in their outdoor enclosure at Dvur Kralove Safari Park in the Czech Republic on Wednesday,

The Barbary lion once roamed freely its native northern Africa, but is currently extinct in the wild. A zoo in the Czech Republic is hoping to eventually reintroduce the breed to the wild.