I’m Craig Busch, best known as the ‘Lion Man’ and I used to have a hugely successful hit show on Sky 1 in the UK for several years. It amassed a large fanbase and the TV show was broadcast to over 140 countries worldwide, but for the last 10 years I have largely disappeared from public sight.

Why? Well, for over a decade I have been prevented from doing the work I love at Zion Wildlife Gardens because I have been dealing with a smear campaign against me by the people I trusted the most, which has left me without my big cats or my business.

I moved to South Africa to get away from those that hurt me, and that still continue to harass me to this day. I continue to work with big cats and care for other animals, but not a day goes by where I don’t think about the animals I was forced to leave at Zion Wildlife Gardens.

When I was in charge at Zion, my lions had a great life as documented on the Lion Man series. But now I am increasingly concerned over the remaining big cats in their care and I want to get back to them.

I’m asking for help to raise funds for me to fight the upcoming legal battle, so I can return to them. I want to continue my hard work to raising public awareness of the conservation needs of the world’s wildlife and I need your help.