Disclaimer: It wasn’t until I took out my Nikon on location that I realized the battery was dead. ::FACEPALM:: Pictures below were taken on my Dad’s Samsung.
There is a bear sanctuary in Pristina.
Restaurant owners used to keep bears in cages to attract customers. In 2010, Kosovo passed a law banning this behavior, but the authorities couldn’t rescue the bears because they had nowhere safe to take them.
Four Paws International built the bear sanctuary in 2013. They have space for roaming, toys for playing, pools for swimming, and dens for sleeping. Some of the bears ignore the visitors, while others like to come out and say hello.
After so much time in captivity, the bears would not survive in the wild, but this sanctuary in Mramor village isn’t a bad alternative.
They seem beary happy 🙂
Bear Sanctuary Prishtina, Mramor village, near Badovc lake, 10000 Prishtinë, Kosovë
