Given their wary nature, brown bears generally hesitated in the past to venture near human settlements. But lately there have been numerous sightings, including one on Sept. 25 in an urban district.

Recently, Sweden authorized a hunt of 30 wolves (Canis lupus) and nearly 500 brown bears (Ursus arctos), also to limit conflict with people and their animals. Magnus Orrebrant, chair of the ...

Brown bears Up to 18,000 brown bears live in 22 countries ... at 2,500 in 2007), Finland (around 200) and Norway and Sweden (around 430). Europe is home to 8,000 to 9,000 lynx, spread across ...

DESCRIPTION: Brown bears are usually dark brown in color, with shades varying from cream to black. The brown bear is characterized by a distinctive hump on the shoulders, a slightly dished profile to ...

The brown bear is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. Adult bears generally weigh between 100 and 635 kg (220 and 1,400 lb). Its largest subspecies ...