End-of-year review 2023 at BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach

Another year at BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach: photos of our bears,... and a mini quiz

3.1.2024

A lot of things happened in 2023. In April we sadly had to say good bye to our lovely Tom. Luckily there were also some reasons to celebrate (take the quiz below!), and with the ground breaking ceremony in June the starting signal for the extention of the BEAR SANCTUARY was given. We are also very happy that, after an exciting start, bear Mark has settled in so well.

Bear Erich with dark brown fur, on the ground is a little bit of snow.

A wooden bear with snow on his top and houses and snow in the background

Brownbear Brumca with carrot. Next to her is a young beech with withered leaves

Bear Tom with light brown coat sitting, his head turned right. On his right paw is a walnut

Bear Erich with dark brown fur is sitting in the grass

Bear Erich in the pond, the water is splashing.

Bear Mark sitting in the pond and dabbles in water

Bear Mark with brown fur is sitting in front of a card board box, which he had torn. In the cardboard box treats among straw were hidden for Mark. Mark is sitting in the grass and holding a small part of the cardboard box in his mouth.

Bear Brumca with brown fur and light fur in her face is standing in the grass. In front of her is a cardboard box decorated and telling "Brumca 25 years at the bear sanctuary"

Bear Brumcas light coloured face. There is grass around her face

Bear Erich with brown coat very close in the green grass, he is yawning.

Here we are making a short stop and invite you for a short quiz. How good do you know BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach?

And now we continue with our picture journey through the year 2023.

a decorated cake with "25 years bear sanctuary Arbesbach" written on it, and plates, glasses with juice standing also on the table

Part of the team of bear sanctuary arbesbach joined, wearing funny hats standing behind the table with the cake and are happy.

Bear Erich leaning on a tree trunk, aorund him is grass, in the background are trees

Bear Erichs face very close, in the background is the green of the trees

Bear Erich sitting in the grass and trying to reach a walnut, which is lying next to him.

Bear Erich is lying in the pond. He is stretching his hind paws out of the water. With the front paws he is holding some food and is biting on it.

Doris and Sigrid holding wicker baskets. The wicker baskets are full with crochet animals

Crochet cows, one brown and one white, sitting in the meadow.

ground-breaking ceremony 2023, 8 people holding a shovel with soil on it. In the background wood.

Dog Ozzy, light coloured fur, with dark nose

Bear Mark turning his head to the left. In the background big stones and trees

Bear Brumca walking towards camera. She stops at a blue ball hanging on a tree. In the background are trees with green leaves and Brumca with brown fur stands in the grass.

Dog Fanni with light fur and black harnis is sniffing on a coconut. There are 2 metal rods fixed in a wooden frame. On each of the rods pend three coconuts. The coconuts can be filled with treats. And Fanni seemed to have detected some treats.

Black cat called Pino is sitting in his bed in the office

Bear Brumca with dark brown coat but light coat in her face is standing in the snow.

A squirrel is sitting on spruce twigs next to some pears.

With this end-of-the-year review, we would also like to say thank you to everyone who makes our work for the bears possible by supporting us with donations, with visiting us and in all kinds of other ways of help.