A close up of the rescue process of a person with a bear weighing almost 200 kg in Hanoi

The male bear male is known to weigh about 200 kg, it was kept in the courtyard of a house in Phuc Tho city, Phuc Tho district. According to the owner, the bears have been raised since 2002, until now about 18 years since they were cubs.

According to the latest data from the Vietnam Forest Protection Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), at present, the entire Hanoi area still has around 170 bears that are kept on private farms. Particularly in the Phuc Tho district, there are still around 140 bears in captivity on almost 20 farms, representing a quarter of the bears that are raised on farms across the country.

Veterinarians remove the bear from the pen under anesthesia. Veterinarian Rachel Sanki – Bear Rescue Center Vietnam said during the bear’s clinical examination: “Bear One has a curvature in his spine, possibly due to arthritis, so this bear cannot lie up straight. Also, like most bears held in captivity for a long time, bear teeth have a lot of plaque, cracked horn legs, and bare skin due to their habit of rubbing their heads against bars.

The male bear is named One by the Zoology Organization. The organization has collaborated to protect bears with the Hanoi Forest Protection Department, authorities and schools in the area for many years, and this is one of the first bears in Hanoi. He is transferred from private homes to the Bear Rescue Center Vietnam for humanitarian purposes.

The individual bear is quite large, weighing almost 200 kg and the entrance to the kitchen where the barn is located is quite narrow, so taking the bear to search the place, as well as taking it to the transport cage, needs the support of the Inspection Department. Hanoi Forest, Dan Phuong District Forest Protection Department, as well as the facilitation of bear owners’ families.

The Hanoi Forest Protection Department also verifies the bear’s registration chip and fully implements the transfer procedures and procedures. The bears were brought to the Vietnam Bear Rescue Center in Tam Dao National Park, Vinh Phuc province on the same day.

Before being placed in the nearly 3,000-square-meter semi-natural area at the Center, the Bear will undergo 45 days of isolation to ensure no infection, instinctive treatment, grouping and recovery, and gradual health.

Adding this bear, the Zoological Organization has successfully rescued 220 bears and raccoons (both cubs and long-lived bears in kennels) in many provinces across the country. Currently, 188 bears receive medical care, nutrition and live in semi-natural areas at the Vietnam Bear Rescue Center.

According to the latest statistics from the Vietnam Department of Forest Protection, there are around 600 bears left across the country, while only a few hundred bears remain in the wild. Animals Asia has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnam Forest Administration, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to bring these people to rescue facilities; with the aim of ending the remaining 100% of bear farms across the country.

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