Sickened bears from Armenia get new home in RomaniaMarch 23, 2016 - 13:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) with the support of Brigitte Bardot Fondation and Armenia’s Ministry of Nature Protection will transfer two bears, which were brought to Yerevan from a Gyumri private zoo, to Libearty Bear Sanctuary in Romania on Wednesday, March 23. Libearty Bear Sanctuary is a closed area of several hectares, which hosts bears with physical and psychological problems. Fondation Brigitte Bardot, the main French animal welfare NGO has shouldered the expenses for food, care and transportation of the bears since November 2015. And the representatives of the Fondation just arrived in Armenia to accompany the bears to their new place of residence in the Romanian Sanctuary. "The bears, Masha and Misha, whose plight has shocked public opinion over the world, will leave their cages for a natural environment,” said the founder of the Fondation and the world famous French actress Brigitte Bardot. “It's a chance, a hope for all the wild animals unjustly imprisoned, deprived of liberty. The FPWC and my Foundation have worked together, with the support of the Ministry of Nature Protection, to achieve this result. Beyond this particular case, I am pleased to learn that this Ministry will present on Friday a proposal to strengthen national legislation so that there is no "zoo of shame" as the one discovered in Gyumri. Armenia is now an example, the image of a progressive country, respectful of animals." The cooperation between the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets and the Brigitte Bardot Fondation will be continuous. The public attention centered on Gyumri private zoo animals after a Daily Mail publication, which calls the place "the world's saddest zoo." The zoo had only two bears and three lions. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |