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Белый медведь Терпей переехал из Казани в Московский зоопарк
Rosprirodnadzor has authorized the transportation of the polar bear Terpey from Kazan to the Moscow Zoo, said the head of the agency, Svetlana Rodionova. The animals have already moved to the capital. Terpey tolerated the trip well and is now settling into his new enclosure.
The bear, which is listed in the Red Book, was temporarily living in a zoo in Kazan while a new enclosure was being built in Perm, where he was brought from. Terpey moved to Tatarstan in 2019 and planned to spend several years there. In 2023, reports spread on social networks and in the media that the bears were being kept in unsatisfactory conditions. The Prosecutor General's Office of Tatarstan conducted an inspection and found that the animal enclosure did not meet the requirements established by law.
As Rodionova noted, it was clear to everyone that the bear was getting old and needed special conditions, so it was decided to find him a new home. The Moscow Zoo could provide conditions for keeping elderly animals, so Terpey was sent to the capital.