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Posted On: September 28th 2026, 05:38 pm
Trip to Romain part 4 The day we went to see the Bears at Libearty Bear Sanctuary.
In 1998 a Romanian woman, Cristina Lapis, saw 3 bears in a small cage outside a restaurant in central Romania where they were used to attract customers. She later found more bears used in a similar way in other areas of the country. Her dream was to rescue these distressed animals and to change public attitudes to stop this cruel and illegal exploitation of one of Romania’s magnificent native animals.
Now that dream is being realized, with over 100 bears enjoying a new life in the Libearty Bear Sanctuary on 69 hectares of oak and hazel forest in the Carpathian Mountains above the Transylvanian town of Zarnesti.
Most of the bears living in the sanctuary were found suffering in small and rusted cages around the country
In 1998 a Romanian woman, Cristina Lapis, saw 3 bears in a small cage outside a restaurant in central Romania where they were used to attract customers. She later found more bears used in a similar way in other areas of the country. Her dream was to rescue these distressed animals and to change public attitudes to stop this cruel and illegal exploitation of one of Romania’s magnificent native animals.
Now that dream is being realized, with over 100 bears enjoying a new life in the Libearty Bear Sanctuary on 69 hectares of oak and hazel forest in the Carpathian Mountains above the Transylvanian town of Zarnesti.
Most of the bears living in the sanctuary were found suffering in small and rusted cages around the country
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