2.1.2023 by Mervi
As you may know Fiete has moved to Fővárosi Állat- és Növénykert (Budapest Zoo) on the 21st of December 2022. Before the information from Budapest I want to give a very short resume of Fiete’s life so far.
Fiete was born on the 3rd of December 2014 in Rostock. His parents were Wilma and Lars who sadly are no longer with us.
I had the great pleasure and privilege to visit him in Rostock twice.
Fiete with mama Wilma in April 2015
Fiete in April 2016
On the 11th of November 2016 Fiete moved to Sostó Zoo in Nyíregyháza, Hungary.
Fiete, Zora and Snezcana in 2019. Zora sadly passed away last year.
Fiete and Snezcana in the Zoo Sostó in 2020
Information from the Budapest Zoo:
The polar bear enclosure in the Budapest Zoo has been renovated and it’s been empty during the works. It’s a 150 year old tradition that in this zoo we have polar bears so we gladly followed the request to bring a young polar bear to Budapest.
The European Art Conservation Program would like to place more polar bears in the polar bear breeding centre that will soon be built in Nyíregyháza, so now there was an opportunity to move the male of the current breeding pair from Nyíregyhaza to Budapest. The female Snezcana left in Nyíregyháza will have new companions until the end of the year.
In Hungary they are polar bears only in Nyíregyháza (Sostó Zoo) and in Budapest.
Just like papa Lars
Before the transport of the 8-year-old Rostock-born Fiete, his prospective carers got to know his habits and favourite treats and discussed with our colleagues how to rehabilitate the animal without problems to her home.
Photos of Fiete in Budapest by Fővárosi Állat- és Növénykert (Budapest Zoo)
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