The Ministry of Environment has shared the preliminary results of a study estimating Romania's brown bear population. The research, which analyzed over 24,000 genetic samples from 25 counties, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...