We had a day out at the wildlife park not too far from us. So the next few days will be pics from there. We start with the rescued bears from Japan. There were four altogether rescued these 2 in the picture each lived for their 17 year lives in a pen far to small, with nothing to occupy them. The other two who didn't show themselves were TWENTYSEVEN & they had spent their years in the same way. No wonder they wanted to take their time stepping into their amazing enclosure. They have only been there for a fortnight. These bears had NEVER seen grass before. I find it very hard to understand how people could have seen these bears everyday & not done something to make their life good. Thankfully that has all changed. You can tell they haven't moved very far (well they couldn't) as they are rather stiff on their legs but I think in a few months they will be looking even better. There is a link at the bottom if you want to see their rescue. A precision-planned global mission has delivered four endangered brown bears to a new home at the award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The detailed operation was constructed over the last two months to create a safe and efficient journey over 5,400 miles from Japan to the UK. The four bears, who travelled with one of YWP’s Animal Managers Simon Marsh and vet Alan Tevendale were transported in temperature-controlled conditions on the cross-continent transfer. They are now settling into their house after the long journey and will be gradually introduced to their extensive reserve at the Park. Riku, Kai, Hanako and Amu were previously housed as part of an exhibit in outdated cages at the Ainu Cultural Museum on Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s islands and urgently needed new facilities. Unfortunately, there was no capacity in Japanese zoos to take them, so YWP stepped in. www.yorkshirewildlifepark.com/brownbearsarrive Thanks for all the lovely comments & favs, so, so appreciated. x