Family voluntarily hands over last captive Asian black bear in northern Vietnamese province

A family in Ha Nam Province, northern Vietnam voluntarily handed over an Asian black bear that they had kept for 20 years to the Animals Asia Foundation, which announced the successful rescue on Friday. Following the application, in the presence of local authorities, the province’s Division of Cultivation and Plant Protection and forest rangers organized the handover to Animals Asia. According to the division, the rescued bear is the last captive Asian black bear in the province. Animals Asia named the bear Kindness in honor of the foundation’s 25th anniversary, as she was rescued on this special occasion. Photo: Animals Asia FoundationAccording to veterinarian Rachel Sanki from the Vietnam Bear Rescue Center, the bear in question is a female weighing approximately 100 kilograms.