Case Study
The Wild Animal Sanctuary
The Wild Animal Sanctuary | ClearSpan Challenge – Emergency lion rescue Solution – Hercules Truss Arch Building Size – 100' wide x 150' long Application – Lion sanctuary More than 250 animals owe their lives to The Wild Animal Sanctuary. Located in Keenesburg, CO, this organization is dedicated to caring for lions, tigers, bears, wolves and other large carnivores that have been rescued from illegal or abusive situations. When the sanctuary joined the largest rescue of African lions in history, to save 25 Bolivian circus lions from mistreatment, they turned to ClearSpan for help in creating a structure to house these creatures. According to Executive Director Pat Craig, “A structure was critical to provide the lions with shelter from the elements during the winter months here in Col