How bears doze through the cold season – eating nothing for up to three months More All about the long winter snooze More A year in the life of a brown bear in the wild – from mating to winter sleep More Facts about bear's diet and foraging behaviour that might surprise you More Interesting facts and the reason why this bear is exploited for bile More Intriguing facts about Europe's largest predator More Abused for his bile over and over again, poor Chinh's suffering has finally come to an end More Previously held in a tiny cage, the female Asiatic black bear has finally arrived at BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh More They have spent most of their lives in a small concrete cage, unable to express their natural behaviour More After 20 years in a tiny cage, Albania's last restaurant bear is finally free More Stolen for the illegal wildlife trade, two orphaned bear cubs are safe now More No more entertaining – a new life awaits the Ukrainian restaurant bear More After many years in poor captivity, a new chapter for the brown bears begins More New home for one of Europe's saddest bears More Some wounds remain scars forever More FOUR PAWS brings Albanian bear Riku to BEAR SANCTUARY Belitsa More From life behind bars to paradise: Almost two decades in captivity are over More The impromptu rescue of three nameless Asiatic black bears More Fighting bear Kvitka rescued from Ukrainian hunting station More A new beginning for bear Dushi at our BEAR SANCTUARY Müritz More Five bears rescued from agonising conditions in Vietnam More Asiatic black bears La, Lam, Sang, Dua, Khe, Oi and Xoai begin their new lives at BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh More FOUR PAWS rescues orphaned bear cub from basement More A former bile bear, suffering from stress disorder, enlarged adrenal glands and with two missing front paws, is finally rescued More One of Europe’s saddest bears rescued More Two bear cubs saved from illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam More Suffering bears find a species-appropriate and safe home More FOUR PAWS rescues bears from a tiny cage in Albania More FOUR PAWS rescues Ukrainian baiting bear More FOUR PAWS rescues a further pair of abused bears caged for over 12 years More Two bears are in safety and one more Vietnamese province has no more bile bear farms More FOUR PAWS ends the keeping of bile bears in Ninh Binh province More FOUR PAWS rescues Ukrainian fighting bear More Ukrainian restaurant bear rescued by FOUR PAWS More One of 'Europe’s saddest bears' gets a new home at BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr More Potap is now able to enjoy a peaceful life in a near-natural environment More After a long journey the first bear moved in Arosa Bear Sanctuary More Improving the living conditions of bears in captivity worldwide More A FOUR PAWS campaign to help bears More FOUR PAWS campaigns against illegal bear-baiting in Ukraine and rescues former baiting bears More
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