The polar bear Anori has left the Wuppertal Zoo - a long tradition there came to an end: After more than a hundred years, the keeping and care of polar bears in the zoo ended, the zoo announced on Wednesday.
Accordingly, Anori moved on Tuesday from her enclosure in the Bergisches Land to her new home in Mulhouse, France, in Alsace.
Wuppertal - The animal, born in Wuppertal in 2012, has an outdoor area of around 3,000 square meters with water, grass and shady areas.
According to the zoo, the facility in Wuppertal no longer meets the "requirements for modern keeping and care", which is why polar bear keeping has been wanted for a long time.
Eisbär Luka was released to England in November 2020.
The California sea lions, whose enclosure is to be expanded, should benefit from the vacated space.
dpa
