Dean Schneider
Dean Schneider is a Swiss wildlife park operator and social media personality based in South Africa.
Career[edit]
Schneider studied finance and at age 21, became an entrepreneur and created his own financial planning company. After three years, he had fifty employees.[1][2] Schneider was a banker and financial planner in Switzerland before moving to South Africa in 2017 to establish a wildlife sanctuary and rehabilitation center, Hakuna Mipaka (Swahili for "no limits"). It is a 400 ha estate for lions born in captivity. A separate area hosts zebras, impalas, kudu, hyenas, and baboons.[citation needed] Before moving to South Africa, Schneider flew to Africa more than a dozen times to visit land, make contacts, seek sponsors, and develop a 70-page management plan while waiting for grants. Schneider shares, on social media, interactions with wildlife with the support of a personal assistant and a content manager. As of January 2020[update], Schneider has 6.2 million followers on Instagram. He spends up to seven hours a day on Instagram and answers approximately 800 comments and posts in different languages.[3][4] Schneider is inspired by Steve Irwin to help people connect with wildlife.[3] He has been contrasted to the personalities in Tiger King. In May 2020, The Times reported that Schneider is the subject of an animal abuse investigation for allegedly punching one of his lion cubs.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Lopez, Elena Martin (2019-03-31). "Las personas protegen lo que aman". Las Provincias (in español). Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-07-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Pelerin, Juliette (2019-08-30). "Dean Schneider, rencontre avec l'homme qui danse avec les lions". Paris Match (in français). Retrieved 2020-04-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 De Santi, Katja Fischer (2019-03-28). "Dean Schneider, der Schweizer Instagram-Star, der mit Löwen kuschelt". Aargauer Zeitung (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- ↑ Krähenbühl, D. (2018-12-10). "Schweizer Löwenflüsterer wird zum Instagram-Star". 20 Minuten (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- ↑ Flanagan, Jane (2020-05-01). "Instagram's lion king Dean Schneider risks wrath of the pride by punching cub on video". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-05-01. Unknown parameter
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