Sickly dancing bears leave Islamabad for new life in Jordan

摘要

A pair of sick and badly neglected dancing Himalayan brown bears will leave Islamabad's notorious zoo today fora sanctuary in Jordan, closing down a zoo that once housed 960 animals.The Marghazar Zoo's horrific conditions gained international notoriety when Kaavan, dubbed "the world'sloneliest elephant," grabbed headlines and the attention of iconic American entertainer Cher. Kaavan wastransferred to his new home in Cambodia last month (Greenwire, Nov. 30).The Islamabad High Court ordered the zoo closed earlier this year because of the outrageous conditions there,blamed on systemic negligence.