Bear cub registered in Armenia’s Red Book found in Yerevan neighbourhood - Hetq.am (video)
Kids in a Yerevan neighborhood have no qualms petting a seven-month old bear cub being kept in a tiny barred enclosure, Hetq.am reports. Foam drips from the cub’s mouth. It’s not due to the sweltering summer heat. Children say that the cub’s teeth have been removed by its “keeper” – a safety measure, no doubt. The cub is a brown bear, (Ursus arctos), registered in Armenia’s Red Book of Endangered Species. Readers might ask how the bear cub appeared in this section of Gogol Street in the Zeytoun-Kanaker district of Yerevan. According to homeowner Gayaneh, the cub belongs to a friend of her husband. He asked that they keep the cub until he finishes building a cage. While this reporter was talking to Gayaneh, the cub’s owner showed up. He is Shant Bagratyan, son of a former Regional Governor of Vayots Dzor province. Bagratyan claims to have all the necessary permits for the bear. Bagratyan says the cub’s canine was broken accidentally. He didn’t say how. For more details, visit here
