(9 Jul 2025)
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Pristina, Kosovo – 9 July 2025
1. Pan left of sanctuary staff observing bear cub
2. Various of cub, staff watching
3. Close of water
4. Tilt down from staff watching cub to cub
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Taulant Hoxha, Four Paws Bear Sanctuary worker:
”And we are introducing a new bear at our sanctuary, the bear named Dori, which came as a one-month cub from Albania, illegally being sold there on an online platform. Someone found (out) about it and decided to invite the police, they confiscated it (the bear cub) and then through their private way (means of transport), sort of, they brought it here.”
6. Mid of cub
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Taulant Hoxha, Four Paws Bear Sanctuary worker:
"Generally (the cub) was very healthy because he was very young, so when it’s very young you have the chance to intervene immediately with the best, let’s say, diet and feeding, therefore you can have like also access to more detailed examinations and the health was good.”
8. Various of workers feeding cub
9. Mid of cub
10. Various of workers feeding cub
11. Various of cub eating
12. Pan from bear in sanctuary to cub
STORYLINE:
A young male brown bear cub rescued from Albania has been settling into its new life at a wildlife sanctuary in Kosovo.
The cub was put up for sale online for 5,000 Euros ($5,852) by illegal wildlife traders when an animal activist spotted the listing, Taulant Hoxha, a worker at the the sanctuary in Pristina said.
Authorities acted swiftly to rescue the cub, who was found without his mother.
He was then transferred to the Four Paws Bear Sanctuary which specializes in the rehabilitation of abused and orphaned bears.
The sanctuary currently houses over a dozen bears rescued from captivity, illegal ownership, or poor conditions in private zoos.
Hoxha said the cub, named Dori, was in good health.
Dori will now gradually be introduced to the natural environment of the sanctuary.
His case highlights the ongoing threat of illegal wildlife trafficking in Eastern Europe, where bear cubs are often sold as exotic pets or for entertainment purposes.
AP video shot by Florent Bajrami
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