Romania sanctuary seeks to save bears as hunting resumes

In Romania’s Carpathians, the Libearty Bear Sanctuary is caring for orphaned bear cubs amid fears of increased hunting after the government authorized the killing of 481 bears this year. The sanctuary, home to 128 brown bears, advocates for non-lethal solutions to manage the bear population, highlighting the impact of deforestation and human-wildlife conflicts on these animals. With concerns about more orphaned bears in the future, the sanctuary faces financial challenges and opposes releasing rehabilitated bears back into the forest under the new hunting laws.

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