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The oldest bear in Greece has died in the wildlife refuge of the Greek environmental organization Arcturos in northern Greece. The organization announced that 'Mitsos', died of natural causes at the age of 29. Bears in the wild rarely live...

A young brown bear was killed when she was hit by a vehicle on the road between Kolokynthos and Mesopotamia near Kastoria, in north-western Greece. According to the environmental organization Arcturos, the accident may have happened during Wednesday night. The animal...

A female adult bear was reported killed on Tuesday after being hit by a car at the Siatista-Kastoria section of the Egnatia highway, near the junction of Vogatsikos. According to the driver of the car, who emerged unharmed from the...

A male bear cub was caught taking a stroll on the southern side of Kastoria Lake on Monday, a day after it wandered out in the same direction attracting the attention of numerous bystanders. People watching the bear through binoculars...

Familiarity with humans didn’t help a young orphaned bear rehabilitate in the wild which chose instead to return to its carers at the wildlife refuge Arktouros in Florina, in northwestern Macedonia, after spending a month in the forest. Patrick, as...

A five-year-old female bear, possibly pregnant, has been rescued after becoming trapped in an illegal wire snare and almost suffocating to death, the environmental bear conservation group 'Callisto' reported on Monday. The group was called in to the Siatista,...