Rescued bears in Agra Bear Rescue Facility

Man applies honey on trees for rescued bear at Agra Bear Rescue Facility in Uttar Pradesh, India.

The Agra Bear Rescue Facility (ABRF) lies a few kilometres north of the famous Taj Mahal in the north of India. It is run by our Indian partners Wildlife SOS and their expert team of vets and keepers.

Construction of the facility was initially funded by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). When the basic building work had been completed, International Animal Rescue agreed to provide the extra funds needed to get the sanctuary up and running. This enabled us to bring the first six bears into Agra on Christmas Eve 2002. In the years that followed the project went from strength to strength and became so successful that by the end of 2009 all the dancing bears on the streets of India had been rescued. The majority are housed in Agra, others at a second sanctuary in Bannerghatta near Bangalore in the south and a small number at a third facility in Bhopal, central India.

The Agra and Bannerghatta sanctuaries are fully equipped to treat and rehabilitate the rescued bears. State of the art veterinary surgeries allow accurate diagnosis of injuries and ailments and swift and efficient treatment. As well as suffering from malnutrition and often from diseases such as tuberculosis and leptospirosis, the bears also often need surgery for horrific nose wounds, broken teeth and infected gums.

The Agra facility is situated on land within the government-owned Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, under the overall supervision of the Uttar Pradesh Forestry Department. The sanctuary provides a beautiful natural forest habitat where the bears roam freely after a period of quarantine and rehabilitation. The socialisation areas have freshwater bathing pools, purpose-built dens, feeding and resting areas, as well as climbing frames and other types of other environmental enrichment.


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