Meet the ‘world’s loneliest bear’ who invested her whole life in a cage

Meet the ‘world’s loneliest bear’ who invested her whole life in a cage – however has actually now been saved from the circus.

Jambolina, 11, was saved by animal rights organisation Four Paws after being kept in a small cage in a garage in Ukraine.

She has actually been kept in a cage while carrying out in the circus for the 11 years of her life, however has actually apparently been shut in it completely given that the start of the coronavirus pandemic while there were absences.

And now she has her possibility to satisfy other animals like her at her brand-new house – a bear rescue reserve.

Katharina Braun, from Four Paws International, stated: ‘She was kept alone in a tiny cage and had been since she was a cub. She was not with other bears.’

She was gathered her from her house recently and handled a four-day, 1,500-mile journey to the Arosa Bear Land reserve in Switzerland.

Four Paws’ rescue centre in Ukraine is presently at optimal capability of 22 bears, so Jambolina needed to be moved somewhere else.

Director of Four Paws Ukraine, Taras Boiko, stated the rescue was a ‘complex journey’ throughout Poland, Germany and Austria, specifically with present travel constraints.

‘Transporting a bear across four national and two EU borders is a big challenge, even more so in Covid-19 times,’ included Barbara van Genne from Four Paws.

‘We had to ensure Jambolina’s wellness at all times while a great deal of documentation and controls were required for the logistical part of the transfer.’

Jambolina had actually been utilized as a circus bear given that she was purchased simply after she was born in January 2009, at Yalta Zoo in Crimea.

But due to the cancellation of public efficiencies as an outcome of the Covid-19 pandemic, her owners were no longer able to keep her.

Her owner stated he was required to keep her in the little cage simply a couple of feet broad, and asked the charity to provide her a ‘a good life’.

Jambolina was barely able to move at all and experienced an absence of workout and monotony.

Barbara stated: ‘Jambolina’s keeping conditions were far from species-appropriate, which had an unfavorable influence on her health. 

‘Her teeth remain in bad condition and her claws require additional assessment.

‘For the time being, she will stay in an adaption enclosure so that the group of animal caretakers can observe her.

‘Through targeted food distribution, she will be accustomed to the rhythm of hibernation and hopefully regain her natural instincts.’

Workers at the rescue centre are presently inspecting whether Jambolina wishes to hibernate – which is something she would not have actually had the ability to do while in captivity. 

It is hoped this natural impulse will assist her go back to her bear roots.

The charity highlighted the case of 2 other saved bears, Amelia and Meimo, who are likewise at the haven and this year went to hibernate in a manufactured cavern.

Private ownership of bears in Ukraine is permitted as long as they are not recorded in the wild, and are cubs from bears currently in captivity. 

Cages are needed to be a minimum of 30 square metres and 3 metres high, however there is little enforcement of the policies.

It follows heartfelt video previously this month revealed an elephant called the ‘world’s loneliest’ touching trunks with another elephant for the very first time in practically a years.

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