Transylvania. A unique shelter for old and sick bears.

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In Transylvania, on a high mountain that is not easy to reach, a unique shelter has been operating for more than a decade. Here they bring unhappy, crippled bears from all over the country. Bears are treated in a special way here: it is believed that Romania has the largest number of bears in Eastern Europe. Especially there are many of them in the mountains – and here in the nursery they tell you in all seriousness that if you meet a bear, you should not climb up the tree – he will come after you. And if it’s a huge one, it will sit and wait… But this is about those who were lucky to stay in the wild. Those who ended up in this shelter were unlucky from the beginning. The local bears spent most of their lives in nightmarish zoos or in the hands of animal killers and were rescued by volunteers. My story today is about them and the beautiful kennel.

bears

There are currently 89 bears living in the shelter. They are fenced off from visitors by a net. But in general, their conditions are close to the wild. Huge spaces, forests, small lakes. But, unfortunately, not all of them can appreciate their happiness.

Bears often gather in a particular clearing by the time. Instinctively. They have never been able to adapt – they wait for people to bring food.

The bears are constantly monitored by video cameras. Just in case. After all, they have different characters, some are evil, some are kind…

There are also wolves living here! There are ten of them! They are also rescued:)

wolf

But only the wolf Kira gets along with bears:) She has a bad paw, and she is also from the zoo. She has an unspoken agreement of nonaggression with bears, so she walks there and sometimes comes closer, to look at the visitors :))) The other wolves live separately:)

And the creator of this shelter also has a dog shelter with 700 dogs. I think they are happy there. How much love is invested in this bear paradise, the dogs are probably taken care of just as well. One local dog accompanied us the whole tour)

romanian dog

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