Authorities in northern Italy captured a bear that fatally mauled a runner and became the focus of a battle over what to do with Italy's growing Alpine brown bear population. The animals were once ...

Less than two hours’ drive from the metropolis of Rome, bears still roam the woods. The Marsican or Apennine brown bears, a subspecies of the European brown bear, currently number some 70. For now.

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Mish and Lucy, two European brown bears, gobbled down an impressive amount of honey during their brief escape Wildwood Devon/Facebook Two European brown bears escaped their enclosure at the U.K.'s ...

From Brown Bears at 5,000 m to Alpine Choughs at 8,200 m, these animals thrive in extreme altitudes across Asia, Europe, and ...

The meat of brown bears, a protected species in the EU, could soon be available to eat in Slovakia after the populist government approved plans for sale. Last month, the cabinet authorised a plan to ...

Bears may be cute in stories and in stuffed form, but they’re not animals that you want to come across in the wild. Whether they’re black, brown, grizzly, or polar, they’re still bears. But ...

Mish and Lucy are friendly and easygoing siblings. They get along well. This time of year, they primarily hang out in their enclosure eating fruits, nuts and honey. But on Monday, the 5-year-olds ...