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Animals
Brown Bears in Greece Gone Into Hibernation Earlier Than Before
Brown bears in Florina, northern Greece, went into hibernation earlier than any previous year in the 30-year operation of Arcturos preservation centre.
Animals
Mother Bear and Her Two Cubs Shot Dead in Greece
A mother bear and her two cubs have been shot dead near Konitsa in Greece’s Epirus region.
The incident was reported to Arcturos, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of brown bears, on Sunday after the lifeless bodies were...
Animals
Poison Possible Culprit in Death of Brown Bear Found Near Florina
A brown bear was discovered dead in the outskirts of Florina, in northern Greece on Tuesday.
A veterinarian is examining how the brown bear, a protected species, died just a day after the authorities were alerted to a bear being spotted near...
Environment
Endangered Orphan Brown Bear Cub Saved and Doing Well
An orphan brown bear cub, named Zoe, has shown bravery and won the battle for her life. Little Zoe, which was found last April wandering alone near the village of Avghi in northwestern Greece, will soon be transferred to a large fenced forest area.
The...
Crime
Two Brown Bears Shot Dead Near Greek-Albanian Borders
On Tuesday, animal rights activists found a female brown bear and her cub shot, in a wooded area in Kastoria near the Greek-Albanian border.
Arcturos the northern Greece-based bear conservation group, was informed by police after the discovery of the...