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Bear rescued from Ukraine dies in West Lothian zoo
The 12-year-old bear had been rehomed at the zoo in January after being rescued from a zoo that was shelled by the Russians.
BBC News
West Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geographically by the Avon to the west and the Almond to the east. The modern council area occupies a larger area than the historic county. It was reshaped following local government reforms in 1975: some areas in the west were transferred to Falkirk; some areas in the east were transferred to Edinburgh; and some areas that had formerly been part of Midlothian were added to West Lothian.
The 12-year-old bear had been rehomed at the zoo in January after being rescued from a zoo that was shelled by the Russians.