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Conservation status of brown bears in the Dinara – Pindos and Stara Planina – Rila - Rhodopi Mountains

Despite being legally protected throughout the biggest part of their range, brown bears (Ursus arctos L.) in southeastern Europe face a number of threats and their survival is still far from being secured. A general misconception and significant hindrance in the effective conservation of the species is the local range in which management measures are planned and implemented. With home ranges that can span over several countries, brown bear conservation and management efforts should be planned and carried out on a transboundary level. Considering the legislative, logistic and scientific differences and the differences in conservation and management priorities between different countries, coordinating and bringing them under a common conservation framework is a considerable challenge.

brown bear; Dinara; Pindos; Stara Planina; Rila; Rhodopi

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