The bear Yampil, rescued from the destroyed Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, died in Scotland

Of the 200 animals, only seven, including Yampil, survived in the zoo. But even in Scotland he suffered from PTSD. The Himalayan bear Yampil died from war in Ukraine and relocated to the Western Lotian Zoo in Scotland. The 12-year bear was taken to Scotland in January this year after it was rescued from the village of Yampil in Donetsk region. About it reports the Air Force. Five sisters zoo staff said they were "completely devastated" by the news of Yampol's death after anesthesia.

Ukrainian soldiers found an abandoned zoo in the village when they arrived there in July 2022, five months after the Russian invasion. They found Yampol wounded and injured after the Russian Zoo firing. Of the nearly 200 animals, it was one of the seven survivors. Initially, rescuers transported him to an animal shelter in Belgium and then sent it to Scotland. Romain Pizza, a veterinary specialist in the Five Sisters Zoo, said Yampol felt "comfortably and happily" at the Western Lotian Zoo.

However, he stated that animals saved in such "traumatic circumstances" may have "difficult health problems, such as dental problems or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). " According to him, the bear was given anesthesia to continue his treatment, and he did not leave the procedure. The bear was supervised by the signs of post -traumatic stressful disorder when he was brought to the zoo after he got a concussion as a result of shelling in the war zone.

The veterinarian said that all the zoo staff "deeply impressed with the loss of our beloved Yampol". "We understand that it will be a truly sad day for all incredible people who helped make it possible," Pizza said. Asian black, or Himalayan bear, also known as a lunar bear because of a light fan in the form of a crescent moon on the chest, is classified by environmental organizations as a vulnerable species. There are less than 60,000 individuals left in the world.