Rebuilding the European Brown Bear Population
So far, 70 bear cubs have been raised, then released into some of Russia’s
protected areas where there are no brown bears left or population densities are
very low. Rangers in the nature reserves trace the bears’ activities in the
summer and know where they hibernate in winter. This is direct evidence of the
project’s remarkable success.
Professor Pazhetnov intends to help start similar programs to release brown bears into their natural habitats in Western and Eastern Europe where they have become extinct. And he has successfully rehabilitated and released bears born in captivity in zoos.
IFAW is supporting anti-cruelty legislation in the Russian Parliament, or Duma, that would end the killing of hibernating bears. We also continue to support the care and reintroduction of orphaned bear cubs to the wild. We hope these efforts will help maintain Russia’s wildlife heritage for the enrichment of generations to come.
Professor Pazhetnov intends to help start similar programs to release brown bears into their natural habitats in Western and Eastern Europe where they have become extinct. And he has successfully rehabilitated and released bears born in captivity in zoos.
IFAW is supporting anti-cruelty legislation in the Russian Parliament, or Duma, that would end the killing of hibernating bears. We also continue to support the care and reintroduction of orphaned bear cubs to the wild. We hope these efforts will help maintain Russia’s wildlife heritage for the enrichment of generations to come.
IFAW is working to protect the last population of European brown bears. Фотография © IFAW
