As the Russian invasion of Ukraine passes the one-month mark, caretakers are scrambling to save animals, too
rescued from circuses, monasteries, hotels, and tourist attractions, nearly all in Europe. Masha was one of the first bears evacuated from Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion. She joins lions, tigers, and other captive animals who are finding refuge in Romania, Poland, Germany and other European countries. De Lange saved Masha in 2018 from a traveling circus. Now 22, she’d spent 18 years performing tricks in shows after being taken from her mother as an infant.
Libearty Bear Sanctuary, the largest for brown bears in the world, had a spot for Masha. “We agreed we’d move her on February 28,” de Lange says. “On Thursday morning, the 24th, we woke up to shelling and were under attack.”humanitarian crisis because of the lack of food and medical supplies “In the evening, when she arrived, it was terrible for all of us,” says Cristina Lapis, founder and director of Libearty Bear Sanctuary. “She didn’t want to drink or eat or anything. She refused honey. She just trembled.”
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