African Lion With Broken Neck Rescued in Mexico

Guero, the 15-year-old African lion was rescued from Mexico this year with a broken back and badly damaged teeth.

To help save Guero, he was taken to the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences so veterinary experts could create a treatment plan.

Guero traveled to Fort Collins in a grass-lined trailer.

The 345-pound lion was airlifted from an animal rescue in Pachuca, Mexico April 24 to his new home at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg.

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