A black bear from Ukraine was rescued from an abandoned zoo and transferred to another in Scotland.

<div class="block">A black bear from Ukraine was rescued from an abandoned zoo and transferred to another in Scotland.</div>

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Ukrainian Bear to Get New Home in Scottish Zoo

All right. Well, a happy ending for a black bear named Yul, one of the only survivors of an abandoned zoo in a Ukrainian village. The 12 year old bear is from a zoo in Western Ukraine which has been under Russian occupation has been through a lot. He was concussed when a shell exploded near his cage. And according to officials, he was just days away from dying. Well, he's said to get a new start at a zoo in Scotland. A rescue operation is moving him across Europe and he's now in Belgium. A spokesperson from five sisters, zoo in Scotland said war and conflict is traumatic for people, but we often forget that it's traumatic for animals as well. A spokesperson said they're building him a sanctuary enclosure that will meet his needs.