The Apennine brown bear, Ursus arctos marsicanus, exists nowhere else on Earth. Genetic evidence shows that this population ...
A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and became smaller and less aggressive.
Anyone who has spent a decent amount of time exploring the outdoors knows that the world has no shortage of bears. From the ones that ramble through a campsite because of a careless mistake to the ...
The research comes as communities in Italy and around Europe struggle with the rebound of bear populations due to ...
Brown bears are not pets. Yet, a small bear population in the Apennines has shown unusually gentle behavior toward humans for ...
The Apennine brown bear is a small population found only in central Italy, with a long history of closeness to human ...
Bears are a type of mammal that can be found in many parts of the world. From the tiny, silly-looking sun bear to the iconic polar bear, these animals are specially adapted to different environments, ...