The Lion Man Adventures

Craig makes a fresh start at the Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa. After introducing some of the big cats, Craig makes a perimeter patrol with a lion for company, finds and removes a dangerous snare set by poachers, helps coax a lion to switch enclosures, helps a 4 ft long monitor lizard get to a stream for its own safety and finishes the show with a poacher pursuit under darkness.

A client wants to use Craig's biggest lion for a photo shoot whilst two new cheetahs arrive at the sanctuary. It's bath time for the lion before Craig gives safety advice to the photographers. After a big storm passes through, a microlight is used to check for damage and locates an orphaned baby giraffe. Craig plays rodeo as he brings the giraffe back to the safety of the sanctuary.

Two new lions arrive after an overnight drive to the park. Craig settles them in as the existing lions and tigers assess the new arrivals. A examines an injured giraffe and addresses an injury to one of the cheetahs. Craig finishes building a hospitality area in time for some guests to arrive to share wildlife, food and drinks.

The team take the cheetahs for exercise but Craig needs to distract and move two tigers who seem as eager for a cheetah encounter as the staff team. He checks in on recently arrived lions and then has to locate fresh meat to match the voracious appetites of the lions, tigers and cheetahs. The show finishes with Craig trying to sleep outdoors as a hungry lion tries to make a snack out of his bed.

After a quick bath, the tigers are fed by Craig after which he pays attention to the giraffe whose neck has not yet healed. Craig transports the, thankfully young and short, giraffe to a team of vets in a horse box. The vets run tests and try and work out what is ailing the giraffe before heading back to the sanctuary to await the results.

Craig comes across a rhino which has died having its horns taken by poachers. Craig and the team try and help rhino injured with bullet wounds as they outline the perils facing this critically endangered species. As an injured rhino rests in a safe location, Craig and a police crew use specially trained dogs at a checkpoint and apprehend two suspects.