Chloe McElhatton

“We've done a lot of work hiding food around the bear habitats, encouraging them to search and forage for it themselves and this promotes their natural behaviours and helps them become more comfortable in that new open space,”

Chloe McElhatton · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24

McElhatton described efforts to encourage the rescued bears to forage and exhibit natural behaviours in their new habitat.

“This is obviously a very unique job, and it's quite different from what most people would do,”

Chloe McElhatton · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24

McElhatton has been working at Wild Ireland for just over a year after studying zoology at Queen's University Belfast.

“Over time, we've seen their confidence build, and you can see great changes, both physically and mentally, in both of them.”

Chloe McElhatton · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24

McElhatton described the physical and mental improvements she has observed in Bu and Tyapa over time.