Have you observed bears mating? Observations wanted!

13 June 2013

The breeding season in brown bears is defined as the period when copulations occur and courtship and breeding behavior are observed. The mating season of the brown bear lasts for approximately 2.5 months, from late spring to early summer. Bears in Europe usually mate between mid-May and early July. […]

Bears at the Science Festival

13 May 2013

Next Wednesday it will start the XIII Science Festival in Krakow, devoted this year to the “Faces of the water”. It is the first time that the Institute of Nature Conservation IOP PAN participates in this event. The second day of the festival (16 may), bears will have a special booth where […]

Bear dens in Poloniny National Park

18 April 2013

The Poloniny National Park (Slovakia, 406 km2) is located in the Eastern Carpathians and borders the Bieszczady region in Poland. The number of bears moving across this area has been estimated in 25 individuals, from which 15 have been confirmed by non-invasive genetic analysis. Stofik and Saniga have recorded a total […]

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The mystery of brown bears in ABC Islands

20 March 2013

Despite extensive genetic studies, the evolutionary relationship between polar bears and brown bears has been an ongoing debate. At the center of this controversy are brown bears from the Alaskan ABC Islands, in the Alexander Archipelago, which have mitochondrial DNA that looked just like polar bear DNA (mitochondrial […]

“Bear 71”

13 February 2013

Awarded with the World Press Photo 2013 in the category Interactive Documentary, “Bear 71” tells the story of a female grizzly bear in the Canadian Rockies, since she was collared at the age of 3 till her demise. Created by Leanne Allison and Jeremy Mendes, the documentary is based on images captured on remote trail cameras in Banff […]