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8 hours ago
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Rescued bear brothers move to new enclosure
Two brown bear brothers rescued from a cage near a restaurant in Azerbaijan and brought to the Isle of Wight have finally got to explore their new home. Benji and Balu arrived at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in Sandown on 4 June. Public donations went towards the almost £218,000 raised for their transport and a brand new enclosure for the pair. The brothers have been kept in a holding pen while they settled on the island but were released on Friday into a new 3,500sqm space in-keeping with their natural environment. About two years ago, they were relocated by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan from a restaurant, where they had been kept to attract customers, to a temporary shelter. Wildheart Animal Sanctuary started fundraising to rehome the bears having become aware of their situation in May 2024. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Bear brothers kept in cage arrive at sanctuary Wildheart Animal Sanctuary
BBC News
11 hours ago
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Rescued bear brothers prepare for new Isle of Wight enclosure
Two brown bear brothers rescued from a cage near a restaurant in Azerbaijan and brought to the Isle of Wight will finally get to explore their new home and Balu arrived at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in Sandown on 4 donations went towards the almost £218,000 raised for their transport and a brand new enclosure for the brothers have been kept in a holding pen while they settled on the island but will be released on Friday into a new 3,500-sq-m space in keeping with their natural environment. About two years ago, they were relocated by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan from a restaurant, where they had been kept to attract customers, to a temporary Animal Sanctuary started fundraising to rehome the bears having become aware of their situation in May 2024. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
04-06-2025
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Bears kept in cage in Azerbaijan arrive at Isle of Wight sanctuary
Two brown bears previously kept in cage near a restaurant in Azerbaijan have arrived at their new home - an animal sanctuary on the Isle of being flown almost 3,000 miles to Glasgow, Benji and Balu travelled to Portsmouth before crossing the Solent to the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary at Sandown on the island's south-east sanctuary fundraised almost £218,000 over a year to build a new home and pay for travel costs to rehome the bears, who arrived on the island late on Wednesday morning, were "keen to explore their new surroundings", the sanctuary said. But it added the pair would remain out of public view in their new surroundings while they settled in. The sanctuary said their new enclosure with "grass, trees, ponds and dens for be a massive departure from the life the two brothers have endured previously"."We will provide them with bespoke care plans to ensure that they recover from the trauma they have experienced, with a forever home that will allow them to be bears again," they were moved by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan from the restaurant where they were kept to attract customers about two years ago to a temporary shelter. The sanctuary said: "We will provide them with bespoke care plans to ensure that they recover from the trauma they have experienced, with a forever home that will allow them to be bears again."Wildheart Animal Sanctuary started fundraising to rehome the bears having become aware of their plight in May 2024. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
