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Two weeks after the death of Amarena, the first results of the ballistic report were made public, confirming that the bear was on all fours when she was hit in the side by the bullet. We are expecting the full ballistics report, which around mid-December will shed light on the distance and trajectory of the..
The two orphaned cubs of Amarena are being constantly monitored by the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park zoologists, park rangers and the Carabinieri Forestali officers.
Post-mortem examination of the bear carcass Amarena was killed by a single fatal shot. The bullet perforated her lungs and death occurred due to haemorrhaging. This is what emerged from the first results of the necropsy, carried out on September 5 in the Veterinary Department of the University of Teramo, on the body of the..
A new study by Tattoni et al. (2023) has confirmed that Marsican brown bears play a valuable role promoting the Central Apennines as nature-based tourism destination.
We thank Bruno D’Amicis Wildlife Photography for the great article on the Marsican brown bear which was published in the September edition of the National Geographic Italia!
translated by Patrizia Grigolo A young Marsican bear was photographed and filmed yesterday by some hikers near the Voltigno Plateau, in the area near Pescara of the Gran Sasso National Park and Laga Mountains. https://www.ansa.it/abruzzo/notizie/2020/05/10/orso-su-gransasso-sindaco-ciliegina-su-torta-per-estate_8ec47c9b-ab2b-4e9b-8279-f6f88744c3b6.html We are very excited to share these news, as it testifies to the bear’s ability to return to areas..
In spring 2019 a young Marsican brown bear crosses an underpass. It is probably one of Peppina’s cubs soon after separation from his/her mother. Cleaning underpasses from rubble and waste of all sorts is one of the actions provided by the “Bear Smart Community” initiative, which Salviamo l’Orso, the Monte Genzana Alto Gizio Nature Reserve,..
In this period, the European plum tree is in full blossom and its fruits are one of the most attractive food for the bear during the Summer, as the second part of the video “The bear and the fruit” testifies on. It was made by a camera trap in the territory of Gole del Sagittario..
The discreet eye of the camera trap reveals us the bear’s technique to climb a tree and reach the coveted fruits! In this case it was a plum tree in the territory of Gole del Sagittario Regional Nature Reserve and WWF Oasis and the numerous sweet drupes have kept the young specimen engaged for long..
An extraordinary video which shows the activities of the bears in the Monte Genzana Alto Gizio Nature Reserve in 2019. https://it-it.facebook.com/riserva.genzana/videos/2593651430849972/
