A camera set in the Piatra Craiului National Park in the Southern Carpathians has filmed several bears getting ready for hibernation. Experts say that the bears will not be spotted anymore soon, as they will retreat in their den. The…

Several people, including children, were filmed while taking selfies and feeding a bear very close to them on Transfăgărăşan alpine road in Romania. Images and videos have been shared on Facebook featuring people getting down of their…

Two caretakers from the Zoo in Brasov have been injured be bears on Monday after they had been caught by the animals in their cage. One of the victims is unconscious. Several medical teams are on the scene. „There are two victims, one is…

A tourist was rushed to the hospital in Sinaia on Wednesday morning after he had been bitten by a bear while he was sleeping in his tent on Valea Cerbului in Busteni mountain resort. The 28-year-old  man was injured at his arm. „The man…

Three men, suspected of illegally hunting brown bears, a species currently protected by law, have been detained following a nine-day search in Mureş and Sibiu counties. The damage is estimated at over EUR 120,000, and the police has found…

Environment Minister Gratiela Gavrilescu (photo 2) has signed on Friday an order by which 140 wild bears will be killed, despite the protests of animal lovers, who blame the initiative. “I confirm this. I have signed this order. There’s…

Tourists visiting Râşnov, Brasov County (central Romania) can go to a special observatory, built in an area that offers spectacular landscapes on the Valea Lunga. For EUR 25 they can see for several hours wild animals: bears, wolves or wild…

Local authorities in Harghita warned that there are four times more bears in the county than it should be and that five to eight bear-related incidents are reported on a daily basis. The leader of Harghita county council, Borboly Csaba says…

The Ministry of Environment has suspended the issuance of the Order of the Minister proposing the shooting of 1,691 strictly protected wild animals: bears, wolves and wild cats. World Wide Fund Romania has announced that a representative…

Harghita County Council President Borboly Csaba calls on the European bodies to take measures to solve the problems caused by wild animals, claiming that the number of bears is now four times bigger than the one that can be supported by the…