Arcturos

ARCTUROS

Greece

The Arcturos Environmental Centre and Bear Sanctuary, in Northern Greece, is home to rescued orphan brown bear cubs, injured bears, and bears saved from the dancing bear trade.

Arcturos actively works for the conservation of the brown bear and its habitat in Greece and the Balkans. It played a crucial role in ending the dancing bear trade in Greece and continues to work towards the end of illegal captivity in the wider regions of the Balkans.

Rescued bears remain at the sanctuary for the rest of their lives, provided their circumstances exclude any possibility of rehabilitation and release to their natural environment. They live in large, natural forest enclosures where they can live a peaceful life away from harm.

Born Free supports the lifetime care of Kyriakos the brown bear, who lives at Arcturos, and in 2016 supported the rescue of Mollie, Georgia and Louisa – three orphan bear cubs rescued from serious flooding in Georgia.

Visit the Arcturos website