Greece

The brown bear conservation group "Arcturos" on Friday announced that it had successfully rescued a bear caught in an illegal snare that was set for wild boars. The bear was spotted deep inside the forest of North Pindos National Park...

The awakening of bears heralds the arrival of spring at the 'Arcturos' bear sanctuary at Nymphaio, Greece. This year spring has arrived early on account of the mild weather over the winter, which meant that the bears took a...

Nymphaio is a stunning village, often ranked amongst the most beautiful, located just outside Florina in West Macedonia, Greece.

Animal welfare workers saved the life of a bear cub on Tuesday in northern Greece by rescuing the animal and reuniting him with his mother. The incident was caught on camera by members of the well-known Arcturos animal rehabilitation organization...

One-year-old orphaned bears, called Bradley and Cooper, were released into the wild on Saturday after being trained by wildlife experts in how to make it on their own. The 16-month-old yearlings were tagged and released by the environmental group Arcturos,...

A second newborn roe deer fawn was found in a bush near a farm in the Kompoti area, Arta, on Wednesday and was immediately taken to the Arcturos wildlife shelter in Florina. Its rescuers named it 'Mata' and it will...

A roe deer fawn with a broken leg, just a few days old and with parts of its umbilical cord still on its body, was found by hunters on Greece's Mount Paiko and has been taken to the Arcturos...

Volunteers from Greece's animal welfare organization ''ARCTUROS'' launched an operation recently to save a trapped female wolf from a house's iron fence in a village near Thessaloniki. The unfortunate, petrified animal had most likely been chased by dogs and became...

The Greek Shepherd, the dog which has been bred for centuries for guarding livestock in the mountainous regions of the country, is now in danger of extinction, experts are warning. The decline of livestock farming, along with an increase in...

Nymphaio is a beautiful village located just outside Florina in West Macedonia, Greece.

Usko, the first bear in Greece to use a wheelchair and the only bear in the world to use mechanical assistance to walk for more than four years, died recently at his home at the  ''Arcturos'' bear facility in...

The brown bear protection organization "Arcturos" announced on Tuesday that five orphan bear cubs which had been cared for at its facilities have now been released back into the wild. The five cubs had lost their mothers at just a...

The brown bear sanctuary "Arcturos" on Tuesday announced the adoption of two three-month-old orphaned bear cubs - named "Bradley" and "Cooper" - which were found by a farmer in Oinoi, Kozani near his sheep pen. The farmer unfortunately kept and...

The new proposed legislation on shoreline use brought up for debate in the Greek Parliament has triggered strong reactions from environmental groups and opposition parties. Environmentalists are concerned that it may open the way for the legalization of illegal...

Conservationists in northern Greece are taking care of three orphaned bear cubs -- two males and one female -- that were found in Bulgaria. Arcturos workers are nursing the animals back to health and will rehabilitate them to Bulgaria next...