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Michels Bavassano: " "Brown bear"
Lights and shadows in the forest. A large bear walks a few meters from my lens, disappearing in the darkness of the shadow. " 
First brown bear for 150 years seen in national park in northern Spain
Images captured on cameras being used for film shoot in thinly populated area of Galicia  *This image is copyright of its original author The bear is thought to have spent the winter in the park – probably after making its way south from the Sierra del Caurel mountains. Photograph: Montaña ou Morte/Zeitun Films A brown bear has been spotted traversing a rugged and sparsely populated area of north-west Spain for the first time in 150 years thanks to a set of camera traps and a bit of luck. Images of the animal were captured on cameras set up by a crew shooting the film Montaña ou Morte (Mountain or Death) in the Invernadeiro national park in Galicia’s Ourense province. Although the area is home to wolves, deer and wild boars, this is believed to be the first time a brown bear has been seen in more than a century. “The bear, a male aged between three and five, is the first to be filmed in the area and probably the first to have crossed through the region in the past 150 years,” the production company Zeitun Films said in a statement. According to two local wildlife rangers who are serving as advisers on the film, the bear spent the entire winter in the park – probably after making its way south from the Sierra del Caurel mountains. Ricardo Prieto Rochas and Tomás Pérez Hernández said the animal’s time in the park showed the region could play home to others of its species. “Years of conservation work in the Invernadeiro national park have allowed it to become a suitable habitat for the brown bear,” the statement added.  *This image is copyright of its original author Facebook Twitter Pinterest The brown bear is a male and thought to be between the age of three and five. Photograph: Montaña ou Morte/Zeitun Films Advertisement
One of the bears – known as Goiat, which means “lad” in the local dialect – has enraged farmers in north-west Catalonia by preying on their horses, sheep and goats, and demolishing beehives. Goiat is also thought to be responsible for a string of recent attacks on sheep in the neighbouring region of Aragón, bolstering calls for him to be removed from the area.
Michele Bavassano: " “Standing!”
A few days ago I was in Slovenia, in one of the forests with the highest density of bears in Europe. "
A couple bears killed in the pyrenees recently (translated articles)
Sarousse bear dies as a result of a gunshot Nature Protection Agents, members of the Bear Patrol of the Government of Aragon and the Seprona have this afternoon certified the death of the Sarousse bear in the Bardaji valley in the Shire of Ribagorza (Huesca). The death has occurred as a result of the firing of a hunter, who has claimed to act in self-defense. The necropsy will be performed by technicians of the Government of Aragon, predictably throughout tomorrow. The Seprona has taken over the investigation. The other case too long to translate: The case of cachou bear's death is widened with more research
"Remarkable increase in brown bear numbers and distribution in the Pyrenees, particularly recently. Reinforcements brought from Slovenia in 1996, 1997, 2006, 2016, 2018."
Click on the link to see the gif illustrating this increase
Environmental and anthropogenic correlates of seasonal
migrations in the Dinaric-Pindos brown bear population Abstract: Seasonal migrations (i.e. seasonal round-trips between disjunct areas) have been rarely documented for large carnivores. The Dinaric-Pindos brown bear (Ursus arc- tos) population is the third largest in Europe, but little information is currently available on individual movement patterns. We studied movement patterns by 12 GPS-collared adult and subadult bears in Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina during 2004–2017, including migratory movements by some instrumented bears. To inves- tigate environmental correlates of migrations, we rst used the canonical Outlying Mean Index analysis, identifying habitat descriptors of summer and fall ranges, and then applied mixed-effects logistic regression to quantify variation in habitat use between them. Thirty-seven per cent 37% of the bears (7 bear-years) migrated dur- ing hyperphagia (i.e. partial migration), and seasonal migration was also facultative, as it occurred only during mast (i.e. beechnut) poor years. Migrating bears entered migration during early fall (median = 25 Sept) and returned to their pre-migratory ranges after about 7 weeks (median = 18 Nov). Net distances between pre-migra- tory (summer) and post-migratory (fall) averaged ( SD) 26.5 9.7 km, with a maximum distance of 38.8 km, corresponding to actual distances travelled of 61.1 21.5 km. Summer ranges from which bears migrated were best described by proximity to supplemental feeding sites and mixed forests, whereas fall ranges reached by migrants were differentiated by lower elevations, and a higher share of deciduous forest, grasslands, forest edges and shrublands. Relative to pre-migratory ranges, bears in post-migratory ones increased their distance to anthropogenic fea- tures and showed higher use of cover types expectedly richer in berries and other eshy fruits. Although we lack any causative evidence, we speculate migration in this bear population is triggered during poor beechnut years by increased social despotic interference at supplemental feeding sites that elicits redistribution of sub- ordinate bears. 
Activists say that 2 Syrian brown bears in Lebanon were flown to the U.S.A.: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Acti...o-21249990
Fadi Tawil, Associated Press, July 18, 2021 Updated: July 18, 2021 8:38 a.m. Hanaway, Lebanon (AP) — Two bears that had been held in small cement cages for more than a decade in Lebanon will be flown to the United States, where they will be released into the wild, activists said Sunday. Animals Lebanon, a Beirut-based group, said the two Syrian brown bears (Ursus arctos syriacus / arctos), now named Homer and Ulysses, were rescued from a private zoo in southern Lebanon. The two bears were freed after animal rights activists convinced the zoo owner that they deserve a place better than the small cages where they had been kept for over 10 years. The bears had been in the village of Hanaway near the southern port city of Tyre. “No animal should have to live in such terrible conditions, without proper food, veterinary care, or housing,” said Jason Mier, Animals Lebanon director. “For the first time in their life they can actually be bears, with large natural enclosures, and the ability to experience and enjoy their days,” he added. On Sunday, the bears, each weighing about 130 kilograms (286 pounds) were darted to sedate them, given a quick medical check, then moved into large metal transport crates for the journey. They were driven to Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport where they will be put on a plane to the United Arab Emirates. From there, they will fly to Chicago. They will then be driven to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado. The Wild Animal Sanctuary cares for hundreds of lions, tigers, bears, wolves and other animals. They include a fox and a wallaby rescued earlier by Animals Lebanon. Animals Lebanon has closed four substandard zoos by rehoming animals to sanctuaries in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union and South Africa. Bears and other endangered animals are still kept as exotic pets and in private zoos in Lebanon. The flight from Beirut had been delayed twice, first when the country’s severe economic crisis began nearly two years ago and then amid coronavirus restrictions that closed the airport for weeks. A bear stands inside a cage at a zoo, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Sunday, July 18, 2021. Animals Lebanon, a Beirut-based group, said Sunday that two bears including this one, that were rescued from a private zoo in southern Lebanon, will be flown to the United States where they will be released into the wilderness. Credit: Bilal Hussein / AP A bear stands after being shot with an anaesthetic arrow, inside a cage at a zoo, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Sunday, July 18, 2021. Animals Lebanon, a Beirut-based group, said Sunday that two bears, including this one, that were rescued from the private zoo in southern Lebanon, will be flown to the United States where they will be released into the wilderness. Credit: Bilal Hussein / AP |
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