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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.

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

Question - of -

What anniversary did BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach celebrate in 2023?

Ground-braking, Three men having shovel, the left and right one stuck shovel in the ground, the one in the middle is having soil on the shovel

Correct! BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach was founded by FOUR PAWS in 1998 and in the same year three bears moved into the sanctuary: the siblings Liese and Vinzenz as well as Brumca. In 1988 the animal welfare organization FOUR PAWS was founded by Heli Dungler. In 2000, bears Tom and Jerry moved to BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach.

Unfortunately that is not entirely correct. BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach was founded by FOUR PAWS in 1998 and in the same year three bears moved into the sanctuary: the siblings Liese and Vinzenz as well as Brumca. In 1988 the animal welfare organization FOUR PAWS was founded by Heli Dungler. In 2000, bears Tom and Jerry moved to BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach.

How many bears live at BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach?

Bear Erich is taking a bath in the pond. He is stretching his hind legs out of the water.

Right! Three bears live at BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach, Brumca, Erich und Mark. More information about our bears you may find here.

Nearly right. At the moment three bears live at BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach, Brumca, Erich und Mark. More information about our bears you may find here.

Which bear was celebrating his 25th anniversary at BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach?

Bear Brumca is standing and holding an apple in her right paw.

Perfect. Gorgeous Brumca lives at the sanctuary since 1998. Brumca often holds food in her paws like this.

Bear Brumca is standing and holding an apple in her right paw.
It is  gorgeous Brumca who has been living at the sanctuary since 1998.

Which of our bears in 2023 celebrated his 25th birthday?

Bär Mark ganz nahe.

Exactly! Mark celebrated his 25th birthday in 2023. More about lovely Mark here.

Bär Mark ganz nahe.
Well, it was Mark who turned 25 in 2023. More about lovely Mark here.

Points reached:

We hope, you had fun, doing the quiz.

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

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.

Bär Mark

All the very best for 2024


We are very much looking forward to your visit in the coming season.

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