List of bear sanctuaries

This list includes bear conservation centers, bear forests, bear refuges and bear reserves around the world.

List
Country Region Name Opening date Organization

North America

Canada Sprucedale, McMurrich/Monteith, Parry Sound District Bear With Us Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Centre for Bears 1992[1] Bear With Us Inc.
United States Sitka, Alaska Fortress of the Bear 2003[2] Fortress of the Bear

Asia

Cambodia Takéo Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre 1997[3] Free the Bears
Laos Luang Prabang Luang Prabang Wildlife Sanctuary 2017[4] Free the Bears
Laos Luang Prabang Tat Kuang Si Bear Rescue Centre 2002[4] Free the Bears
Vietnam Ninh Bình Bear Sanctuary Ninh Binh 2019[5] Four Paws
Vietnam Tam Đảo Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre 2008[6] Animals Asia Foundation
Vietnam Tân Phú Cat Tien Bear Sanctuary 2017[7] Free the Bears
China Chengdu China Bear Rescue Centre 2000[8] Animals Asia Foundation
China Nanning Nanning Bear Farm 2014 Animals Asia Foundation

Europe

Bulgaria Belitsa Dancing Bears Park Belitsa 2000[9] Four Paws in cooperation with the Brigitte Bardot Foundation
Germany Anholt Anholter bears forest 1999[10] International Bear Federation Germany e.V.
Deutscher Tierschutzbund
Germany Stuer Bear Sanctuary Müritz 2006[11] Four Paws
Kosovo Mramor Bear Sanctuary Prishtina 2013[12] Four Paws
Austria Arbesbach Bear Sanctuary Arbesbach 1998[13] Four Paws
Romania Zărnești Libearty Bear Sanctuary 2005 Millions of Friends Association (AMP)
Switzerland Arosa Arosa Bear Sanctuary 2018[14] in cooperation with Four Paws and the Arosa region.
Ukraine Lviv Bear Sanctuary Domazhyr 2017[15] Four Paws
Ukraine Zhytomyr White Rock Bear Shelter 2012[16] Save Wild

References
  1. Bear With Us Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Centre for Bears, Bearwithus.org, April 24, 2019
  2. Cockerham, Sean (2003-08-10). "Tanks may house problem bears - SITKA: Group wants to turn pulp mill relics into tourist attraction". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. Wildlife Asia Archived 2018-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, Wildlifeasia.org.au, April 24, 2019
  4. Action for the wild Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine, Actionforthewild.org, April 24, 2019
  5. Bear Sanctuary Ninh Binh, Four-paws.org, April 24, 2019
  6. Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine, Animalsasia.org, April 24, 2019
  7. Cat Tien Bear Sanctuary, Freethebears.org, April 24, 2019
  8. China Bear Rescue Centre, Scmp.com, April 24, 2019
  9. Dancing Bears Park Belitsa, Four-paws.bg, April 24, 2019
  10. Anholter bears forest, Anholter-schweiz.de, April 24, 2019
  11. Bear Sanctuary Müritz, Baerenwald-mueritz.de, April 24, 2019
  12. Bärenwald Pristina in Four-paws.org, April 24, 2019
  13. Bear Sanctuary Arbesbach, Baerenwald.at, April 24, 2019
  14. Arosa Bear Sanctuary, Four-paws.org, April 24, 2019
  15. Bear Sanctuary Domazhyr, Four-paws.org, April 24, 2019
  16. White Rock Bear Shelter, Vier-pfoten.bg, April 24, 2019
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