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The Lions

As the name implies, the Seaview Game and Lion Park’s main attraction is the lions. At present, the lion population is approximately 55, of which nearly 25 are sub-adults and cubs.

All the lion cubs born at the Park are hand-reared and for the small fee og R45.00, may be handled by the public. When lions are hand-reared and become familiarized and imprinted with humans, they are not allowed to be hunted.

Our healthy, adorable cubs continue to receive many accolades. They are inoculated against all known feline diseases and rabies, and are free of Feline AIDS and TB. All the cubs are micro-chipped.

The White Lions

13 white lions have been successfully bred in the park since 2003.and they can all be seen at the Park.  The aim of the Park’s continued breeding programme is to create a second gene pool to breed healthy white lions and to conserve this rare species.

Rehabilitation

Apart from its primary role as a game-viewing and lion-breeding facility, the Seaview Game and Lion Park is also a renowned Sanctuary which successfully treats and rehabilitates many sick or injured animals. Unfortunately, some of these animals cannot be rehabilitated and therefore they remain under the Park’s care.

Monkeys, adopted by the Park as orphans or unwanted pets, have been successfully integrated into a cohesive group, and are now being taught the ‘ways of the wild’. They will eventually be returned to the Eastern Cape area for their ‘long walk to freedom.’ The baboons will soon go through the same process before their rehabilitation.

Conservation

Caring for the environment

In line with Government Policy we constantly work to eradicate alien vegitation from our Coastal Bush. This makes for a more "user friendly" environment for our free-roaming animals.

Caring for our wildlife

The Park has treated many sick or injured animals and facilitated their rehabilitation to the wild.  One such rewarding example was the release of the huge Secretary Bird during the first years of the Park. The bird had been poisoned and being very weak he was unable to eat or even stand when he arrived. After constant attention, and careful feeding, he was soon able to stride off and soar into the distance.

Some of the animals have been released into the safe confines of the Park. Others still have to be looked after continually, as they cannot feed themselves, and have been housed in our sanctuary area under the boardwalk.