When he used to go hunting, Miha Mlakar would dream of killing a bear. But today the 33-year-old from Slovenia makes his living watching the animals, peacefully, in their natural forest environment.
Plants & Animals
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Great opportunity for European brown bears: A new study spearheaded by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) shows that there are still many ...
Ecology
Jul 25, 2018
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New research provides insights into the extinction of Britain's largest native carnivore.
Ecology
Jul 4, 2018
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Scientists and animal rights groups have urged the Romanian government to rethink its plans to allow the hunting of brown bears.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2018
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A furious debate is disturbing the peace in the French mountains: do plans to release two bears into the countryside represent a victory for biodiversity, or an intolerable threat to farmers?
Ecology
May 18, 2018
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Three bear cubs have been rescued in Bulgaria after villagers found them roaming alone on a road in the country's southern Rhodope mountains, the Four Paws animal charity said Monday.
Ecology
Apr 23, 2018
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The summer sun pokes its way through the pine trees to strike the forest floor, where a bear is feasting on blueberries. She can easily get through 50 kilograms a day.
Ecology
Apr 10, 2018
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At 3.5 meters long and with a shoulder height of 1.7 meters, the cave bear was one of the giants of the Ice Age. Yet few appear to have survived until the last glacial maximum 24,000 to 19,000 years ago. Researchers from ...
Ecology
Apr 5, 2018
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Animals may fall into what are called evolutionary and ecological traps when they make poor decisions using seemingly reliable environmental cues. For example, animals may select habitats to occupy based on food availability, ...
Ecology
Apr 5, 2018
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Scientists used a technology designed for the purposes of human forensics, to provide the first genetically documented case of infanticide in brown bears, following the murder of a female and her two cubs in Trentino, the ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2018
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