Romania has an estimated 8,000 brown bears, Europe's largest population outside of Russia. Reece Parkinson visits the ...

Previously, bear prints were counted to give an ... in financing—concluded between 10,419 and 12,770 brown bears live in Romania, while authorities say the optimal number is 4,000.

Romania's Minister of the Environment, Mircea Fechet, said he plans to request the European Commission to lift the brown bear's protected status. "We are obliged to intervene. The specialists also ...

Previously, bear prints were counted to give an estimate of the population. The new study -- launched in 2021, with the EU contributing 11 million euros ($12 million) in financing -- concluded between ...

A census of brown bears using DNA for the first time has revealed that up to 13,000 of the protected species are living in Romania ... for increasingly allowing bear hunting in the country ...

According to research conducted by Romania's Forestry Research Institute, there are up to 13,000 bears living in Romania, ...