Bear rescued from Ukraine arrives at Scottish home

A bear left injured and traumatised after Russian shelling of a zoo in Ukraine has arrived at his new home in Scotland.

Yampil, a 12-year-old Asiatic black bear, was one of the few animals to survive the attack in the Donetsk region.

Named after the village where he was found, rescuers initially moved him to an animal sanctuary in Belgium.

He has now been permanently rehomed to the Five Sisters Zoo in West Lothian.

12 January 2024