(26 Jun 2025)
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Pristina – 26 June 2025
1. Various of bear sanctuary workers preparing iced fruits and vegetables
2. Various of bear sanctuary workers driving in compound
3. Workers calling bears
4. Bear approaching fence
5. Various of sanctuary workers throwing iced fruits and vegetables to bears
6. Various bear eating
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Taulant Hoxha, Bear sanctuary official:
"Usually June and July is very hot, so we are talking about temperatures from 34 to 36/37 (Celsius degrees) here. And what we try to do for our bears to keep them as refreshed as possible, we freeze fruits daily, and also we refresh and we change water very often in their swimming pool, so at least they have some options to refresh.”
8. Various of bear entering pool
9. Various of sanctuary workers using water gun to refresh bears
STORYLINE:
As summer temperatures soar across the Balkans at near 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), the Bear Sanctuary in Kosovo’s capital Pristina has been preparing frozen treats made from fruits and vegetables.
The icy snacks are made from apples, watermelons, carrots, and berries, and are a refreshing and nutritious way to help the bears cope with the intense heat.
“What we try to do for our bears so we keep them as refreshed as possible, we freeze fruits daily, and also we refresh and we change water very often in their swimming pool so at least they have some options to refresh," said Taulant Hoxha, a bear sanctuary official.
The sanctuary, managed by the international animal welfare organization Four Paws, is home to over 18 rescued brown bears.
With climate change making summers increasingly harsh, initiatives like these have become essential for animal welfare.
Warnings were also issued for forest fires, which are a common problem over the summer months all over the Balkans.
AP video shot by Florent Bajrami
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