They are tearing us down! The bears are released into the wild … and immediately ignite their rescuers
- The chaotic scene was seen yesterday in a wildlife conservation project in northern Iraqi Kurdistan
- Six Syrian brown bears were being released into the wild after being rescued from captivity in people’s homes
- But as they took their first steps into freedom, the beasts launched an unexpected attack on their rescuers.
- Spectator terrorists and journalists are seen fleeing for their lives as the animals charge into the crowd
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The dramatic images captured the moment when terrified spectators fled for life after a group of bears launched an unexpected attack on their rescuers while they were released back into the wild in Iraq.
Six Syrian brown bears that were rescued from captivity in people’s homes were released yesterday during a wildlife conservation project in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.
But moments after the cages opened, the angry bears charged at the crowd of spectators and reporters as the ceremony descended into chaos.
This is the dramatic moment that terrified spectators fled for life after a group of bears launched an unexpected attack on their rescuers as they were released back into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq, on Thursday, February 11.
People and security members flee a bear after Kurdish animal rights activists released it in the wild on Thursday
Six Syrian brown bears rescued from captivity in people’s homes were released yesterday during a wildlife conservation project in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.
A bear walks on snowy ground after coming out of the cage. The release of six bears on Mount Gara in the governorate of Duhok, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, as part of an initiative by the American Kurdish Cooperation Organization to protect local wild bears
The six bears were released in their new homes in the Gara mountains after activists rescued them from captivity.
The animals were kept inside steel cages, surrounded by a large crowd of journalists, spectators and armed officers.
But as the bears took their first steps toward freedom, they decided to attack their rescuers as they charged at the people.
One of the bears that was released by Kurdish animal rights activists in the wild after rescuing bears from captivity
A bear walks on snowy ground after coming out of the cage amid a concentration of people. The six Syrian brown bears were released in their new homes in the Gara mountains after activists rescued them from captivity
A bear is seen inside a cage before it is released to take its freedom in the wild, part of an initiative by the American Kurdish Cooperation Organization to protect wild bears from extinction
Dramatic images captured the chaotic scene as photographers and spectators ran to escape the beasts. It is still unclear if anyone was injured in the incident.
According to the head of the organization, Blend Prevkani, the rescued bears were brought from different areas of southern Iraq.
“Some of them were bought, while others were given to us by their owners,” the rescue told Shafaq news agency.
Thursday sees a Syrian brown bear in a cage before being released to take his natural freedom in Kurdistan (Iraq)
A bear rescued inside a cage before Kurdish animal rights activists are released into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq
Two of the rescued bears are seen wandering in the snow after being released from captivity in northern Iraq on February 11
Six Syrian brown bears were being released into the wild after rescuing them from captivity in people’s homes. A bear passes a group of cars after local rescuers in the Iraqi Kurdistan region released him on Thursday
This was the third such launch by the organization in recent years.
In 2018, journalists were attacked by three bears after being released in the same mountain range, according to Mr Prevkani.
He said the bones had panicked around with a large group of people, including media teams. Two journalists were injured in 2018.