Record year for baby bears

The number of bears living in the Pyrenees has increased by a record number of 6 in 2015 according to the bodies monitoring them. The  number of bears in the mountains now totals 30, but concerns have been raised about the age of the dominant male, Pyros, who was born in 1988 and is now getting long in the tooth, but equally raises problems of in-breeding. Campaigners would like to see the introduction of a younger male to ensure the continued success of the species.



Pic. Conseil General d'Aran