Authorities have launched a criminal investigation after a young bear was found shot and decapitated in a remote mountain area, prompting strong reactions from environmental organizations

A large brown bear swam some 20 km across the lake, captivating locals and demonstrating remarkable endurance

Climate change is forcing Greece’s fir trees past their survival threshold and there are no plans to replant them. So what comes next?

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

The brown bear, which is a protected species in Greece, was the second to be hit and killed by a vehicle in just two days

The animal, a young female, was found with five gunshot wounds in Kastoria prefecture

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

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

As the bears shake off their long winter’s sleep and return to their lively routines, the Arcturos Bear Sanctuary is once again a place of activity, education, and hope for wildlife conservation in Greece

The Nymfeo sanctuary that hosts a brown bear population stopped receiving visitors last week due to the early hibernation, and will remain closed until March 2024.