The Karpin Centre in the western Basque country started off as a rescue centre for animals injured (shot, trapped, rta &c) in the locality. Mostly tends to be birds but some large mammals including a couple of bears:
One of which looked very healthy and active:
While the other hardly moved from the entrance gate and just sat twitching its nose:
Otherwise it looked healthy - has it got past the possibility of release, I wonder? A problem in N Spain and the Pyrenees into France is that people rescue bears but when they're released, farmers and hunters shoot them again ....
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