BROWN BEAR (Ursus arctos)

Distribution: Europe, Russia, Alaska,Western Canada, Tibetan Plateau, Middle East,  Western US, Central Asia.

Habitat: Coniferous and deciduous forest, meadows, grasslands, shrubland, tundra, seim-deserts and desert. Sea level up to 5500m (possibly 5800m asl)

Diet: Vary regionally from principally herbivorous to principally carnivorous. Grasses, roots, berries, nuts and insects, rodents, ungulates, and fish.

General Behaviours: Mainly diurnal in North America. Mostly nocturnal in Europe where human contact is frequent. Breeding generally from mid-May to mid-July. Can climb trees; regularly by those in Europe and parts of Asia.

Threats: Habitat shifting and alteration, human caused mortality (human and bear conflict, hunting).

Conservation Status: CITES Appendix II for populations except the populations in Central Asia (CITES App. I).
Least Concern (IUCN Redlist, assessed in 2016).