In April 2021, the N/a'an ku sê Foundation was contacted by the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT) to inform them of the vitality threat of four lions in the wild. Indeed, the severe drought and the resulting lack of prey species in the northwestern part of Namibia, in the Kunen region, is pushing the lions into conflict with humans, where their ultimate persecution is inescapable.

This small troop of lions, composed of one male and three females, demanded a rigorous rehabilitation process to regain their weight and muscle mass. This is why it has been decided that they would be temporarily transferred between the 27^th of April and the 6^th of May 2021 to the N/a'an ku sê Foundation, through three translocation operations.

In order not to disturb them, and to mimic the natural dispersal of the male females, it is in November 2021 that the three females were transferred to the TimBila Nature Reserve by Naankusê, while the male lion, waiting to be released in the Zannier Reserve by Naankusê, stayed in the boma. This split was decided to ensure the presence of both males and females in each reserve. As these animals have no family ties, it is encouraging to maintain genetic diversity in the event of future breeding between them.