
- Russia
- Location: Dargavs, North Ossetia
- Species: Brown bear (subspecies unknown)
- Sex: Unknown
- Owner: private, used as tourist attraction near the City of the Dead
- Condition: very poor
- Current Status: Unknown

- Lithuania
- Location: Kaunas
- Species: Brown bear (subspecies unknown)
- Sex: Female, named Lita
- Owner: private, Lita is used for public events
- Condition: reasonable
- Current Status: Bears in Mind has sent letters to responsible authorities, unfortunately after inspection the authorities did not confiscate Lita

- The Netherlands
- Location: Gilze, Noord Brabant
- Species: Brown bear (subspecies unknown)
- Sex: Male, named Tommy
- Owner: private, Tommy is used for entertainment purposes and studio ops
- Condition: reasonable
- Current Status: Bears in Mind has addressed the situation to the responsible authorities, unfortunately after inspection the authorities did not confiscate Tommy

- Albania
- Location: Albania, central part
- Species: Brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos)
- Sex: Male and female
- Owner: Restaurant owner
- Condition: Very poor enclosure, good health
- Current Status: await relocation, part of Bears in Mind project in Albania

- Armenia
- Location: Armenia, southern part
- Species: Brown bear (Ursus arctos syriacus)
- Sex: Unknown
- Owner: Restaurant owner
- Condition: Poor enclosure, good health
- Current Status: Await relocation, part of Bears in Mind project in Armenia

- France
- Location: France, near Paris
- Species: American black bear (Ursus americanus)
- Sex: male
- Owner: Themepark
- Condition: poor enclosure, reasonable health (overweight)
- Current Status: unknown, owner has permit and French legislation does not allow confiscation

- Kazakhstan
- Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty
- Species: Brown bear (subspecies unknown)
- Sex: female
- Owner: circus
- Condition: poor enclosure, reasonable health
- Current Status: unfortunately owner does not want to give up his bears, Kazakh legislation does not allow confiscation

- Tajikistan
- Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe
- Species: Brown bear (subspecies unknown)
- Sex: unknown
- Owner: private, unknown
- Condition: very poor
- Current Status: unknown


We love to see bears frolicking on a sunny forested slope, on an Arctic ice floe or in a dense tropical forest. Unfortunately, sometimes the true picture is not so rosy. We often encounter bears living their life in small cages near a restaurant, a petrol station, in a zoo or circus. And worst of all, in some countries bears are often kept on a rusty chain by the side of a road. Therefore, if you encounter a bear in need, please report ‘your’ bear here and help us improve their living conditions!