BEAR SANCTUARY Belitsa

Founded in 2000, BEAR SANCTUARY Belitsa is a non-governmental organisation based in Belitsa, Bulgaria working on animal welfare, nature & wildlife conservation.

BEAR SANCTUARY Belitsa is a sanctuary in Bulgaria that rescues brown bears, mainly former dancing bears, and provides them with lifelong care in a natural environment. Bears have also been rescued from Albania, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine and Argentina. The sanctuary has been a cooperation project of FOUR PAWS and Fondation Brigitte Bardot since 2000 and offers guided visitor tours in Bulgarian and English.