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Victoria, UK’s oldest polar bear, put down after health problems

Twenty-eight-year-old bear, who had been at Highland Wildlife Park since 2015, is euthanised on vets’ adviceThe UK’s oldest polar bear, and the first in the country to give birth to a cub in 25 years, has been put down because of age-related health problems.Victoria was 28 and had been kept in Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands since 2015. Vets at the park took the decision to euthanise her on Tuesday morning after an assessment about her quality of life and wellbeing. Since December she had been receiving geriatric care after showing signs of arthritis. Continue reading...


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