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clive- Grazalema
The latest study (Spring 2021) entitled “Cantabrian bears. Demographics, coexistence and conservation challenges”. has now been published and makes fascinating reading.
Corresponding to its singularity, ecological value and its rarity, the Cantabrian brown bear is protected under the highest legal protection categories of the different administrations. It is considered a Priority Species in the European Union Habitats Directive, is strictly protected under the Bern Convention for the protection of the European wildlife and is also categorised as “Endangered” in the Spanish Catalogue of Threatened Species. Given these categorisations, the state and regional administrations are confronted with the challenge of conserving the bear at the same time as protecting the numerous uses of the mountains they inhabit.
You can find the link to the pdf download of the publication here.
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RachelOh my goodness that’s a long read! I’m going to read it bit by bit chapter by chapter during my morning coffee break…. 🙂
Thanks for the link!
CarlQuite a good article in El Pais in English about the pros and cons of bears and the tourism that has grown over the last few years.
clive- Grazalema
FAPAS are up in arms again after the Jefe del Servicio de Caza del Principado de Asturia (who by the way also represents hunters and hunting) Has totally ignored the work of FAPAS and not mentioned them in his speech about the future of the brown bear and also proposed plans for re introduction into Portugal…
They also ridicule the plan to live trap wolves instead of hunting them especially as there is no explanation as to what will happen to the captured wolves… hmmmmmmm
https://www.fapas.es/noticias/el-gobierno-de-asturias-hace-el-ridiculo-ambiental
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The Fundación oso pardo also have an excellent you tube channel… Some great videos of bears in Spain..
https://www.youtube.com/user/FundacionOsoPardo/videos
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I love the video of the young bear eating ants 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfJmF22Ens0
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RachelThe Guardian has picked up the study for the bears located in the Pyrenees stating that the population has increased greatly….
Still trouble with those naughty Slovakian introductions though!!!!
Up until 2016, all the cubs born since 1997 could be traced back to Pyros, a Slovenian male bear. Another male, nicknamed Goiat (the lad), introduced from Slovenia in 2016, was accused last year of killing livestock in the region. A ram, four goats and a sheep were killed in separate attacks last autumn in the Vall d’Aran.
Goiat had already acquired notoriety across the border in France where farmers were calling for his removal. He is now known to be in Catalonia where he fathered at least one cub last year.
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