10/10/2023 0 Comments Masha World instal AMP Libearty Bear Sanctuary is one of the best sanctuaries in the world for bears, with 70 hectares of wild spaces, pools, trees and of course, other bears – now home to over 100 rescued brown bears from across Europe and parts of Asia. As of this morning, the door to her enclosure was opened and Masha took her first steps on wild ground and, for the very first time in her life, saw another bear. She arrived late last night (Mon 21/03/22) and spent the evening in a special night shelter, used to introduce animals to the new space. From there, she was checked over by a group of expert vets before being sedated, loaded into the vehicle and transported across 700km to AMP Libearty Bear Sanctuary in Romania. However, on Sunday 20 March 2022, representatives from our partnered NGO made their way to Romania and a day later, drove across the border to collect Masha in a private vehicle. When the time came for us to move Masha, Russia began its attacks on Ukraine, making it dangerous and very difficult to arrange support, logistics and veterinary assistance. Over the last few months, Free The Wild and our partners in Ukraine have been making efforts to relocate Masha from her temporary housing facility in the South of Ukraine, to her new sanctuary home in Romania. MASHA, THE 22-YEAR-OLD EURASIAN BROWN BEAR IS SAFE AND SETTLED IN Her new home in Romania will provide even more creature comforts and have her interacting with other members of her species something she hasn’t been able to do for two decades. Since she was taken out of the circus and moved to the farm, she has made tremendous progress in reigniting her curiosity and rediscovering what it means to be a bear. As of January this year, AMP Libearty Bear Sanctuary in Romania have offered her a place in their wonderful sanctuary and we are working with WoW to have her safely transported via TRACES registered vehicles, from Ukraine to Romania. Unfortunately, the owners of this land are under pressure to relinquish the space that Masha now occupies and Free The Wild are working to have her moved as soon as possible. She was taken to a temporary holding facility on a farm in Sambir, south of Lviv in West Ukraine where she would be able to roam freely until a more suitable home became available. Two years ago, our partnered NGO in Ukraine, Warriors of Wildlife, were made aware of her situation and immediately made arrangements to have her rescued.
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