The Animals Asia said it has received two Asian black bears handed over by an individual in An Khe town in Gia Lai, raising the number of bears saved by the organisation in Vietnam to 177.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Animals Asia said it has received two Asian black bears handedover by an individual in An Khe town in the Central Highlands province of GiaLai, raising the number of bears saved by the organisation in Vietnam to 177.
The bears(Ursus thibetanus) have been raised in captivity since 2005 in a company thatprocesses forestry products.
Their ownervoluntarily handed them over to the Vietnam Bear Sanctuary, which was set up bythe Animals Asia at the Tam Dao rescue centre in the northern province of VinhPhuc.
The bears weretransferred from their cages to a truck to head to the sanctuary on April 11and their 1000-km journey is expected to end at noon on April 14.
Doctor WengYang Nash from the Vietnam Bear Sanctuary said both are in quite healthy thoughshowing signs of being held in captivity for so long, such as repeatedlybashing their heads against their cages.
The12-year-old female bears have been named Bazan and Wendles.
Accordingto the latest statistics from the Vietnam Forest Protection Department, thereare about 1,245 Asian black bears are being held in captivity across 430 bearfarms nationwide.
Founded in1998, the Animals Asia works to end bear bile trade and is committed to caringfor rescued bears.-VNA
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A rescued bears (Photo: Animals Asia) 
