Visitors are given the possibility to get an impression of the everyday life of our animals, but it is intrinsic to our projects that bears can decide if they want to be seen or prefer to withdraw. Furthermore, they can establish their own daily routine. The interaction (relation) between human and animal is strictly limited to care and trust-building activities by the caretakers. It does not include feeding demonstrations, feeding of bears by visitors or any hands-on contact between bears and humans; the focus of FOUR PAWS lies on providing suitable conditions that allow the bears to express their species-specific needs in interaction with their environment.