Carpathian population

Polish (Carpathian) population numbers and distribution

Brown bears living in Poland represent a small part of the Carpathian population, which currently extends over the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Romania and Serbia. It is estimated to be about 7200 of individuals all over the Carpathian Mountain range. Although bears can be found along the Carpathian range, the […]

Conservation and management of the Polish (Carpathian) population

The brown bear is under strict protection in Poland since 1952. Currently, the species and its habitat are protected by the international and national laws and agreements listed below that have been ratified by Poland. International legislation The brown bear is subject to protection by numerous international legal […]

Human-bear relation in the Polish Carpathian population

Brown bear, although a charismatic and majestic species shared the dramatic fate of wolf, lynx and other large carnivores in most of the European countries. In the past, the main cause of brown bear mortality in Poland (or more generally in the Western Carpathians) was the intentional and official […]