The return of bears to the lowlands?

6 August 2020

Brown bears in Europe are mostly confined to mountainous areas. The recent records of a brown bear with the help of phototraps in Bialowieza Forest (june 2019 and april 2020) have raised important questions about the potential return of bears to the European lowlands. A recently published paper in […]

Bears (and we) need more forests

26 June 2020

The new EU Biodiversity Strategy plans to increase the quantity, quality and resilience of European Union’s forests. However, the actions proposed are too simplistic. Read more at the letter in Science “Misguided forest action in EU Biodiversity Strategy” by Nuria Selva and Coauthors. You can also watch the video prepared by […]

Precaution in bear research and management actions during COVID-19 pandemic

21 May 2020

So far there is no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in ursids. Nevertheless, the potential for reverse zoonotic transmission from humans to bears while handling the animals should be taken into account, as it may have serious implications for animal health and welfare, and for wildlife […]

fot. Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica

Bears in Tatra rest from people

25 April 2020

We highly recommend an article about the new research conducted by our team together with colleagues from the Tatra National Park during restrictions on access to forests and protected areas, introduced due to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic. Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica and Agnieszka Sergiel, responsible for the physiological laboratory at the IOP PAS, […]

Brown bears in Tatra Mts. fot. Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica

Encounters with bears

8 April 2020

We present our recommendations for those, who may encounter bears. Recommendations prepared by our team were published in the last volumne of Chrońmy Przyrodę Ojczystą.