Tyapa (left) and Bu (right) are two large brown bears which are pictured in very small enclosures Image source, Wild Ireland press handout
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Tyapa (left) and Bu (right) were previously kept in small cages in the Republic of Dagestan in Russia

ByMike McBrideBBC News NI
  • Published1 hour ago

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.