About Us

For years, brown bears held illegally in captivity in various regions of Georgia suffered, shut away in very small enclosures.

Most of the bears were kept captive for entertainment — at petrol stations, in restaurants, hotels, monasteries, circuses and private homes.

These bears had been captured at a very young age and, as a result, had lost their natural instincts. Rehabilitating adult bears raised in captivity and returning them to the wild is almost impossible.

Bears are killed and their cubs captured in many countries around the world. Poaching has put the species at risk of extinction, and legislation worldwide protects it as a rare and unique animal.

Bear sanctuaries exist in around thirty countries, where bears rescued from harsh captivity are housed in suitable conditions and cared for, with the aim of rehabilitating them and returning them to nature.

To address the problem of wild animals held illegally in captivity in Georgia, the non-profit organization “Zoological Center” was founded in 2010.

The center was established in Tbilisi National Park on 2 hectares of land, and it houses wild animals that had spent years in harsh conditions at various locations across Georgia.

Bears, wolves and foxes live at the Zoological Center in enclosures built to the required standards.