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Himalayan brown bears rescued from Pakistan zoo once home to world’s loneliest elephant
Just weeks after the “world’s loneliest elephant” was rescued from a life of misery in Islamabad Zoo, two Himalayan brown bears, Suzie and Bubloo, have been flown from Pakistan’s capital to a sanctuary in Jordan.
Key points:
- The former dancing bears will be rehabilitated in the Al Ma’Wa for Wildlife and Nature sanctuary in Jordan
- Male bear Bubloo was sedated for his journey but female bear Suzie was not
- She was trained using her favourite food, fish, to travel in her crate
The bears were the final animals to be rescued after a court ordered the zoo be closed following years of campaigning by advocates, including US pop star Cher, who supported the transfer of elephant Kaavan to a sanctuary with other elephants in Cambodia.
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