BERLIN (AP) — Brown bears, grey wolves and other large carnivores are making a comeback in Europe.
Scientists studying populations of bears, wolves, Eurasian lynx and wolverines found they have flourished on the continent, decades after being driven almost to extinction by hunting and the destruction of their habitat.
Surprisingly, the animals aren’t just living in nature reserves or remote wilderness, but appear to co-exist in areas dominated by humans across a third of Europe’s land mass, the authors wrote in their article published in the journal Science on Thursday.
The study found that Europe, excluding Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, “is succeeding in …read more
Source: KXAN
