Brown bear
Animals in our sanctuary
Mimi
Date of birth
01-01-2010
Date taken in
21-06-2018
Mimi has a horrible past. She was robbed from her nest by poachers and her mother was killed. After that she lived for years with brown bear Uli in a small concrete cage of 2m by 7m at a hotel in Albania. She had nothing to care for and received the leftovers from the hotel as food. No water to wash herself, no tree to climb in, no grass to walk in or to dig pits, just a concrete floor full of faeces.
Uli
Date of birth
01-01-2010
Date taken in
21-06-2018
Uli was used as a dance bear. She had to stand on an electric plate where power was put on. As the electric current increased, she had to dance more actively. After the ban on showing dance bears in public, Uli was sold to a hotel manager. There she lived with brown bear Mimi in a much too small concrete cage of 2m by 7m at a hotel in Albania. She had nothing to care for and received the leftovers from the hotel as food. No water to wash herself, no tree to climb in, no grass to walk in or to dig pits, just a concrete floor full of faeces.
Sandra
Date of birth
01-01-2015
Date taken in
17-10-2022
Sandra, together with her brother Tishka, were evacuated from a local zoo due to the war in Ukraine with the aid of Natuurhulpcentrum Oudsbergen. A host of other animals also had to be rescued from zoos in the war zone.
Tishka
Date of birth
01-01-2015
Date taken in
17-10-2022
Tishka and Sandra, his sister, were evacuated from a local zoo due to the war in Ukraine with the aid of Natuurhulpcentrum Oudsbergen. A host of other animals also had to be rescued from zoos in the war zone.
Nanuq
Date of birth
16-01-2023
Date taken in
16-01-2023
When Sandra was taken in by De Zonnegloed, no one knew she was also carrying two cubs. An unexpected but unique twist in her story. The two cubs are of course also very welcome, and are assured of having a bright future ahead at the sanctuary.
Malenky
Date of birth
16-01-2023
Date taken in
16-01-2023
When Sandra was taken in by De Zonnegloed, no one knew she was also carrying two cubs. An unexpected but unique twist in her story. The two cubs are of course also very welcome, and are assured of having a bright future ahead at the sanctuary.
