At least 22 bear cubs born in the Pyrénées in 2024: A record threatened by 'low genetic diversity'

At least 22 bear cubs born in the Pyrénées in 2024: A record threatened by 'low genetic diversity'

The bear population in the mountain range, which is at least 96, is steadily increasing. This does not seem to impact the number of attacks on sheep and cattle herds.

This is the minimum number of bears that were recorded on all of the Pyrenees in 2024, according to the French Biodiversity Office (OFB). 46% of them were detected only in France, 26% only in Spain or Andorra and 28% of them were found in...

(With video). The results of the French Biodiversity Office are enlightening: the population of bears in the massif progresses with at least 22 cubs in 2024. But this is not enough yet, explains Alain Reynes, to sustain this population of large mammals. Cet article Pyrénées : With 104 specimens estimated,

Twenty-two puppies were born throughout the mountainous system, a figure higher than that of the previous year.

The population of brown bears in the Pyrenees is only increasing with 96 individuals registered and 13 new litters in 2024. This increase is strictly monitored by the French Biodiversity Office (OFB) and its...

The French Biodiversity Office's 2024 report shows a further increase in the Ursin population in the Pyrenees. It also shows that Arriu, one of the last young of Sorita, is a female.