Shauna and Nordi are still in Novosibirsk

21.12.2022 – Source: NGS Ru, Translation from Russian into English by Deepl.com/Translator

Mervi: There are some news about Nordi and Shauna but unfortunately no new photos. I don’t know how reliable this information is but let’s hope it’s true. At least we want to know they haven’t been sent to China or any other ‘suspect’ place! The photos are from January 2021 taken by Anna Novikova.

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Shauna

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Polar bears Nordy and Shaina are still at the Novosibirsk Zoo. The Novosibirsk mayor’s office informed the NHS correspondent about this. Reports about their transfer to another zoo have been coming in regularly since last autumn.

– Polar bears Nordi and Shaina have been kept at the Novosibirsk Zoo R. A. Shilo Municipal Unitary Enterprise since birth and up to the present time. These young bears are kept outside the zoo, so visitors cannot see them. There are no plans to transfer the young bears to another zoo,” Novosibirsk City Hall’s press office replied to an editorial query.

January 2021 – Father Frost brought gifts to Nordi and Shauna

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Shauna

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– The costs of keeping all polar bears in Russian zoos are fully or partially covered by the care programme run by the ANO Wildlife Society with the support of PJSC Rosneft Oil Company,” added the Mayor’s Office.

There are now four polar bears in the Novosibirsk Zoo. Kai and Gerda have been in the zoo since 2008. Their cubs Nordi and Shaina were born in 2018.

Janyary 2021 – Nordi

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Shauna with mama Gerda

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NGS Ru

PS. The story of Nordi and Shauna is richly documented in this magazine under the category ‘Novosibirsk’

6 Comments

  1. DearMeri Polar Bears in Zoos wherever they are are precious The quarrels between countries should not apply to them.
    Thank you and Anna for the news.

  2. Liebe Mervi, well done!

    Ich bin froh zu hören, dass Nordi und Shauna noch in Novosibirsk sind und nicht klammheimlich irgendwo nach Asien umgesiedelt worden sind.
    Natürlich ist es schade, dass es keine neuen Fotos gibt, aber in Anbetracht der politischen Situation beruhigt jede noch so kleine positive Nachricht. Vielleicht ermuntert es auch Anna nocheinmal etwas zu schreiben, was ich sehr hoffe!

    Best wishes to you, dear Anna!
    Britta-Gudrun

  3. Dear Mervi, even though the photos are not brandnew, and in the hope that the information is correct, it is a relief to read that both are still around their home zoo (somewhere outside??), albeit out of sight of the visitors. Weel, let us hope that Anna can soon bring good news. But, we all realize that in the actual political situation in Russia, this might become very hard to do.

  4. Dear Mervi!
    This damned war! Innocent people and animals are paying the price for a psychopath’s fantasies of omnipotence. It’s like a bad dystopian science fiction film, but unfortunately this is bitter reality…

    The photos show all of Shauna and Nordi’s charm and I hope the two young bears are still doing well! I too am relieved that they didn’t move to Asia during the dormant period!
    Best wishes to Anna, who I hope we hear from again soon – in better times!

    Hugs
    Anke

  5. Dear Mervi

    Thank you for the news about the twins’ whereabouts and that they are still in Novosibirsk.
    I hope there will be a good solution soon. But Russia has caused a war and above all animals now count for nothing.
    So the two will have to continue to live in the background, under whatever circumstances.

    Hugs,
    Anita

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