Brown bear

About Brown bear:

• These are omnivorous, eating almost anything nutritious. Their diet changes with seasonal availability of different food sources.
• Habitat: Brown bears occupy a variety of habitats, from desert edges to high mountain forests and ice fields.
• Distribution: They are now found in extremely small numbers from western Europe and Palestine to eastern Siberia and the Himalayan region.
• Ecosystem Roles: Brown bears are important predators and seed dispersers in the ecosystems in which they live.
• Characteristics

• These creatures can stand on two legs, walk on the sole of their feet and pick things with their hands like we humans do.
• These bears are Europe’s biggest carnivore but are incredibly fast and run at a speed of 30 mph.
• Romanian Bears communicate with their own kind through scratch marks left on the trees, smell and sound of each other.
• Romania is home to more than 60% of the Brown Bears in Europe.

• Conservation status
  • IUCN: Least concern
  • CITES: Appendix I