• Open selected days only

    Door sales only. Guided tours available as advertised

If you have a booking, please call 09 4350110 or email us on office@bigcats.co.nz

STOCK WANTED

We will collect your live sick, injured or unwanted cows or horses free of charge. Stock is humanely slaughtered and removed. We are currently running low so your donations are greatly appreciated.

If you can help please get in touch 

Download our map

Our park maps are available at our office on arrival, or you can download your own from our website.

ONCE
YOU’RE
HERE

We have friendly experienced staff and volunteers who have good knowledge of all the Big Cats. Ask them questions. They love to talk about our cats.

BIG CATS ARE OUR LIFE

WE LOVE THEM, AND WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT PROTECTING THESE SPECIES FROM ENCROACHING EXTINCTION IN THE WILD DUE TO LOSS OF HABITAT.

FUN
FACTS

FUN FACTS

  • Did you know the cats know their keepers?

    Our big cats know us almost as well as we know them. They recognise voices, and respond differently to individual keepers. They can get thrown off by something unusual such as a keeper wearing a beanie or a certain type of jacket, and they won’t settle until he or she removes these items.

  • Did you know that big, wild, dangerous cats, are just larger versions of domestic cats?

    That’s right. Big cats love to play and will bat toys around, and chase balls. They can pretend they haven’t been fed, and if they think you’ll get them something else by waiting long enough, they’re prepared to wait.

  • Did you know that lions have 30 teeth, and a very rough tongue which could remove your skin in just a few licks?

    A lion’s 30 teeth include four huge canine teeth that can grow up to seven centimetres long and help them tear skin and rip meat away. They also have sharp carnassials which scissor their dinner like a knife at the back of their jaws, and right at the front, they have a set of small incisors which they use to hold and rip their food. They have a very big bite at up to 28 centimetres.

BE AWED BY
A BIG CAT EXPERIENCE

Nothing quite matches a lion experience. 249 kgs of fully-maned, male lion is something to behold, and if you catch them at one of their public-facing fence-line games, you’ll definitely know you are alive.

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LATEST NEWS

Catch up with what’s happening. We’ll post all the interesting things going on at the Kamo Big Cat Wildlife Sanctuary right here as it happens.

CONSERVATION

Big Cat Conservation is the primary purpose of the Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary, and we need your support to help us succeed. In the wild, Barbary lions no longer exist.

TICKETS

We are currently only selling door sale tickets only on selected days. Please contact us for more information on purchasing tickets to the park on 09 4350110 or email us on office@bigcats.co.nz

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