The Cantabrian bear was “critically endangered” nearly two decades ago, with no more than 70 specimens in the two population centers.but now it has become a single population with more than 300 animals that have crossed even the mountain range and are “a conservation achievement that should be attributed to all”.
Guillermo Palomero, president of the Brown Bear Foundation, inaugurates the Bear House in Cabárceno Nature Park. “coordination effort” of nature defense institutions and organizations thus the Cantabrian bear escaped critical extinction and “recovered”.
Remember, two or thirty years ago this was thought to be. bear “out of hand”because there were “very few examples” in two separate towns and it was “on the edge of the abyss”, says Efe.
Now awaiting a new census with genetic methodologies showing the number of animals in the Cantabrian Mountains, Palomero thinks 2018-2019 will be “much higher” than the 330 recorded in the last census. the importance of saving this unique population “together”.
And he also remembered that These bears, especially the young ones, move to the Zamora region and even Portugal.
However, given this increase in the availability of specimens, Palomero realized that bears could be observed in the mountains, which “concerns” their organization and management, as these animals are seen near populations.
inform the hikers
Guillermo Palomero inform people who are hiking, mountain biking or trailing that they are in “bear country” and in addition to this breed, there are wild boars with cubs, mastiffs or bulls.
In fact, the Brown Bear Foundation, together with hunters, rural tourism organizations and extreme sports organizations, has released a documentary of animal drawings to advise people who go to the mountain and what to do if they find a bear in the meantime.
Palomero warns that the bear is a wild animal and “not a stuffed animal.” If you see someone, you should try to say it without shouting or rushing, with a clear voice but without fear that it has to go.
The head of the Brown Bear Foundation says owning bears in the mountains gives one a “full and wild nature” experience, and the same thing happens when bears do, as bears always do. They come down to eat the “rich cherries” or plums from the town’s orchards and surroundings.
But now bears are becoming more daring and approaching easy food as they can find in containers, but there is an intervention protocol to prevent them from getting used to it.
Guillermo Palomero asks Notifying the authorities or your foundation to warn of the presence of animals in containers or towns, because there are a number of measures that allow this behavior to be changed to prevent them from getting used to it.
Even so, given the sightings of these animals near some towns in recent months, particularly in the Liébana region, Palomero assured that “there are a few specimens.”
He explained that it’s often young bears who are offended by young bears or big bears, who come down from the bushes in search of fresh fruit and don’t want to “do any harm.”
Yet he insists be “very careful” and warn of the presence of these animals Besides “creating a reasonable social alarm,” they don’t want them to get used to eating in a dumpster or being too close to towns.
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