Once endangered, brown bears bounce back in the Pyrenees DW 04/02/2024

Once endangered, brown bears bounce back in the Pyrenees DW 04/02/2024

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With a minimum of 83 individuals detected in 2023, the size of the brown bear population is gradually continuing to increase in the Pyrenees.

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The Brown Bear Network expressed concern about 'growing inbreeding' and called on the French government to 'bring in new blood.'

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Activists see the bears as integral to preserving the fragile ecosystem of the Pyrenees, threatened by human activity and climate change.

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