Shambala Animal Preserve

Cory the Clown visits Tippi Hedren at her preserve. Tippi Hedren explains how the big cats and elephants came to her preserve and the care they need.

Tippi Hedren, actress and humanitarian, started the Shambala Animal Preserve in 1972 to give a home to abandoned, neglected, and unwanted wild animals. She first fell in love with wild cats when she was filming a movie in Africa. The preserve, located forty miles northeast of Los Angeles, is on eighty acres and is home to 60 big cats and two African elephants.

Wild animals should not be taken as pets or confined to small cages. Wild cats need large areas of land to live on. They need the proper diet for their species and in captivity. They depend on people to keep them safe and healthy.

Shambala Preserve cares for the animals with the help of the Roar Foundation, a nonprofit tax-exempt charitable organization established in 1983. The Roar Foundation keeps the animals happy with generous support from the public. If you would like to know more or help the Roar Foundation, contact Tippi and the Shambala Preserve at www.shambala.org.

Fun Fact: African elephants have big ears and Indian elephants have small ears.