Ten thousand pounds has been raised overnight to bring a brown bear to a Suffolk farm which will prevent it from getting put to sleep. 

Jimmy's Farm at Wherstead, near Ipswich, is hoping to save a brown bear which is soon to be put to sleep.

The bear, called Diego, has been based at Orsa Predator Park in Sweden and is the last bear left at the park.

A fundraiser with a goal of £70,000 has been launched by TV presenter and farmer, Jimmy Doherty. 

On Tuesday the fundraiser stood at £5,000 but overnight that has shot up to £15,000.

If successful, the farm will build Diego his own world-class facility. 

It comes after the farm successfully saved a polar bear from the same zoo as Diego. 

Mr Doherty said: "To make room for a leisure facility, the staff at Orsa were ordered to dispense of all animals and any that could not be removed were to be put to sleep.

"We now have a mission on our hands and it's a race against time.

"Please help us raise enough money for Diego, to build him a large reserve and give him the best chance of survival."

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