Activists say two bears that had been held in small cement cages for more than a decade in Lebanon will be flown to the United States where they will be released into the wild.
A Syrian brown bear stands inside a cage at a zoo, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Sunday, July 18, 2021. Animals Lebanon, a Beirut-based group, said Sunday that two bears including this one, that were rescued from a private zoo in southern Lebanon, will be flown to the United States where they will be released into the wild.
Animals Lebanon, a Beirut-based group, said the two Syrian brown bears, now named Homer and Ulysses, were rescued from a private zoo in southern Lebanon. “For the first time in their life they can actually be bears, with large natural enclosures, and the ability to experience and enjoy their days,” he added.
They were driven to Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport where they will be put on a plane to the United Arab Emirates. From there, they will fly to Chicago. They will then be driven to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.
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