From Russian cages to Irish sanctuary: The five-year rescue journey of Bu and Tyapa
For Bu and Tyapa, the five-year journey from Russia to the Irish countryside was anything but straightforward.
Tyapa (left) and Bu (right) were previously kept in small cages in the Republic of Dagestan in Russia
After years in cramped cages, two brown bears are adjusting to their new life following a remarkable rescue mission that spanned multiple countries, was disrupted by two major conflicts and involved more than 100 people.
For Bu and Tyapa, the five-year rescue journey from the Republic of Dagestan in Russia to the Irish countryside was anything but straightforward.
Bu and Tyapa had to be cut out of their rusting steel cages, sedated and placed in secure transport crates for the journey back to Tiger House, where they received veterinary treatment and underwent quarantine.