Romania's brown bear population higher than previously thought, new data shows
According to research conducted by Romania's Forestry Research Institute, there are up to 13,000 bears living in Romania, much higher than the 8,000 previously estimated.
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According to research conducted by Romania's Forestry Research Institute, there are up to 13,000 bears living in Romania, much higher than the 8,000 previously estimated.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/15/new-data-show-romanias-brown-bear-population-higher-than-previously-thought
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00:00Romania has between 10,000 and 13,000 bears.
00:05These are the figures reached by the Forestry Research Institute,
00:09who conducted a census of the species.
00:12However, the study comes with great delay and criticism
00:15from environmental experts who question both the numbers
00:19and the method of data collection.
00:22Experts also point to the amount of time it took
00:25for the study to be completed.
00:28Probele au fost colectate din anul 2022 până la sfârșitul anului trecut,
00:33practic pe parcursul a trei ani,
00:35și, în mod normal, un studiu genetic se face
00:37prin colectarea probelor într-un interval foarte scurt de timp.
00:41Nu e atât de important mărimea populației,
00:45cifra cât măsurile care se iau.
00:47Over 24,000 DNA samples were collected
00:50from 25 counties in the Carpathian Mountains.
00:53That is where most of the bears were found.
00:56The major problem we have worked,
00:58analizele pe care a trebuit să le facem în laboratorii,
01:01infrastructura umană din spate,
01:03a determinat această perioadă de timp extinsă.
01:07Romania's Minister of the Environment says
01:09he'll request the European Commission
01:11to lift the brown bear's protected species status.
01:14Suntem obligați să venim cu măsuri de intervenție.
01:22Tot colegii specialiști spun că efectivul optim pentru populația de urs în România
01:31e undeva în jurul cifrei de 4.000.
01:34România, alături de alte state europene,
01:38va susține scoaterea ursului de pe lista speciilor strict protejate.
01:45Last year, Romania almost doubled its prevention quota of brown bears.
01:49This means that 426 bears were allowed to be killed by trophy hunting,
01:54even though the European Commission strictly forbids this.
01:57Romania is the country with the largest brown bear population in the European Union.
02:02The European Union