Four Paws: The Mission for Animals and the Relocation of the Bears Gardo and Florencia

25.02.2026 | Animal world

The Four Paws organization, together with its partners, successfully relocated two bears to a rescue center in Belitsa. The operation, part of the mission to improve the living conditions of wild animals, is the result of many years of work.

Снимка от Hollingworth, John and Karen, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Our main mission is to create a better world for all animals, commented Josef Pfabigan, President and CEO of “Four Paws”. According to him, wild animals should be in nature or provided with an environment as close as possible to the natural one.

This is a very special project for us, which took six years of work, said the CEO of “SOF Connect”, the concessionaire of “Vasil Levski” Airport. The Argentine Embassy in Bulgaria hopes that Gordo and Florence will have a wonderful and happy life in our country. The “Lufthansa” pilot, Mario Bakalov, assisted “Four Paws” with the logistical organization for the flight. 

Before leaving for Belitsa, the bears had grapes and apples. “Four Paws” shared that this is their favorite food.