Dr. Alexandros Karamanlidis, director of Arcturos, notes that the responsibility for managing bear encounters legally, administratively, and financially rests with the Greek state.

A bear attacked an elderly man in his yard in Doliani, Zagori, causing head and shoulder injuries, highlighting growing wildlife encounters in the region

The victim, 60, along with another man, a friend, had trekked to the plotted wreckage of a WWII-era plan on a mountainside in Drama prefecture when the large brown bear attacked last June, resulting in the former falling into a ravine

Rising bear populations are putting the policy of coexistence to the test

After struggling with the animal for a short while, the man managed to escape, but not before sustaining injuries to his abdomen. 

Uninvited guest makes itself at home in lakeside village of Kastoria as residents demand urgent intervention

The death of a 61-year-old man in a bizarre incident involving a bear in a remote mountain range of northern Greece has been attributed to his fall from a gorge. The incident occurred at the Fraktou Forest in the uplands of Drama prefecture. At the same time, press reports on Wednesday claimed that an autopsy […]

While Greece’s brown bears are generally shy creatures, human expansion into their habitats increases the chances of encounters

According to his fellow hiker, the bear pushed the missing man off a cliff, causing him to fall 150 meters into a steep ravine.

The remains were airlifted to Chrysoupoli and subsequently transferred to Kavala Hospital.