• People and security members run away as a bear is released into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
    People and security members run away as a bear is released into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
  • A bear is seen inside a cage before its release in Dohuk, Iraq. Kurdish animal rights activists rescued the bears from captivity in people's homes. Reuters
    A bear is seen inside a cage before its release in Dohuk, Iraq. Kurdish animal rights activists rescued the bears from captivity in people's homes. Reuters
  • A bear is seen inside a cage before its release in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
    A bear is seen inside a cage before its release in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
  • A bear is seen inside a cage before its release in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
    A bear is seen inside a cage before its release in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
  • A Kurdish man feeds fish to a bear before Kurdish animal rights activists release it into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
    A Kurdish man feeds fish to a bear before Kurdish animal rights activists release it into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
  • Journalists and members of the public gather around a bear’s cage before its release in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
    Journalists and members of the public gather around a bear’s cage before its release in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
  • A bear leaves its cage as Kurdish animal rights activists release it into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
    A bear leaves its cage as Kurdish animal rights activists release it into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
  • A bear leaves its cage as Kurdish animal rights activists release it into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
    A bear leaves its cage as Kurdish animal rights activists release it into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
  • People and security members run away from a bear after Kurdish animal rights activists released it into the wild, in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
    People and security members run away from a bear after Kurdish animal rights activists released it into the wild, in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
  • People look at a bear after Kurdish animal rights activists released it into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
    People look at a bear after Kurdish animal rights activists released it into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
  • Bears walk after Kurdish animal rights activists released them into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
    Bears walk after Kurdish animal rights activists released them into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
  • A bear walks after Kurdish animal rights activists released it into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters
    A bear walks after Kurdish animal rights activists released it into the wild in Dohuk, Iraq. Reuters

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Rescued bears released in Iraq's mountains - in pictures

Animal rights activists set the creatures free in Dohuk after rescuing them from captivity in the Kurdish city

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February 14, 2021

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