Photo Gallery Miljen the Bear Gets Refuge in France
Miljen the bear suffered near starvation after being kept in a cage in gangster's private zoo in Bosnia for eight years. But on Wednesday a new chapter began as he arrived at his new home in France, with two female bears waiting to keep him company.
Miljen the bear was held in captivity for eight years after falling into the hands of a local gangster in Bosnia.
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The bear was finally rescued after a filmmaker came across him and notified the NOA animal rights group. Here Dragomir Mijic, NOA's president, feeds Miljen in his cage.
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Patrick Sacco, of French animal protection group Respectons, feeds the bear. The French group arranged for the bear to find a safe home in a French sanctuary.
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Miljen in his cage in Bosnia, which he left on Tuesday. He arrived in France on Wednesday and will now spend his days in the animal sanctuary accompanied by two female bears.
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