Albania's last captive bear rescued to Austrian sanctuary

Mark, the last brown bear in captivity in Albania, looks out of his cage, before it will be transferred, in Tirana, Albania, on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Mark, a 24-year-old bear was kept in a cage for 20 years at a restaurant in the capital Tirana. Albania's last brown bear in captivity has been rescued by an international animal welfare organisation and taken to a sanctuary in Austria. (Franc Zhurda/AP)

Mark, the last brown bear in captivity in Albania, looks out of his cage, before it will be transferred, in Tirana, Albania, on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Mark, a 24-year-old bear was kept in a cage for 20 years at a restaurant in the capital Tirana. Albania's last brown bear in captivity has been rescued by an international animal welfare organisation and taken to a sanctuary in Austria. (Franc Zhurda/AP)

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