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Polar bear project moves forward
Polar bear project moves forward
1 September 2009
Plans to move the only polar bear in a UK zoo to a new home in the Scottish Highlands could be completed by the autumn.
Mercedes has been at Edinburgh Zoo since 1984 after being rescued from Canada where she was due to be shot.
In June, a campaign was launched to raise £75,000 to create a new enclosure for her at the Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig.
Mercedes has been preparing for her move to the Highlands by familiarising herself with a new transport crate that will be used to take her on the journey.
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