Comments on: Waiting polar bears in Nuenen

By: chris

chris — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 06:07:28 +0000

Ja, das europäische Zuchtprogramm kommt langsam an seine Grenzen.
Es gibt zwar sehr schöne Anlagen, aber einige Zoos haben die
Haltung der weißen Riesen ganz eingestellt. Man muss es
aussprechen: eine Weile wurde zu planlos gezüchtet
und nun haben wir eine Überpopulation. Daher
sollte man erstmal keine neuen Babies
mehr “produzieren” !

By: Anita

Anita — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:50:46 +0000

It is not easy for young bears to find a new home. As long as Elva gets on well with her mom, she can stay. But that means that Wilbär will remain alone.
Thanks for the nice pictures.

Hugs,
Anita

By: Leti

Leti — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 11:18:16 +0000

Thank you very much dear Mervi.
Best wishes to Wilbaer, Frimas, Elva and all the other animals in Nuenen.

By: AnkeB

AnkeB — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 11:36:09 +0000

Dear Mervi!
That it is becoming increasingly difficult to adequately house young polar bears after they have been separated from their mothers has been apparent for a long time now. Fortunately, there are more and more mothers who accept their female offspring around longer than was previously thought possible. And the fact that young male polar bears can live together in bachelor groups, as in YWP, until a place is found for them, is fortunate.
I wish Elva – and Frimas and Wilbär – that the wait will soon be over and that the best possible solution will be found for them.
It is terrible that Orsa has fallen victim to the greed for profit in this situation of all things!
In Berlin Zoo and Tierpark there would be space and possibilities for one or the other group, but…? I don’t understand it.
Breeding should be adapted to the given situation!

Hugs
Anke

By: Pat W.

Pat W. — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:15:16 +0000

Dear Mervi, Thank you for your report on Elva in Nuenen……hopefully this gorgeous lady will have a new home in the near future. I’m sure Tala would love another playmate here at YWP!

By: Ludmila Voelkel

Ludmila Voelkel — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:39:50 +0000

Dear Mervi!
Thank you for the pictures from Nuenen. It is very sad that there is still no place in the other zoo for Elva. She is a pretty girl.
Hugs
Ludmila

By: ralph

ralph — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:39:11 +0000

Dear Mervi
Thank you for taking us back to Nuenen. If the US would relax its restrictions on foreign Polar Bears the problem could be solved.