In the Slovak Tatras, a 57-year-old man died in a bear attack. This is the first case in the past 100 years. Forest Service Lesie Slovenske Republiki reports a fatal brown bear attack on humans in central Slovakia. Over the past two decades, the population of this animal species has tripled. The autopsy and the […]
A mysterious disease affects baribal bears in the US states of California and Nevada. Biologists are receiving reports of a hitherto unknown neurological disease in animals, in some cases causing death. Typical symptoms are head tremors and head tilt, lethargy, and weight loss. In severe cases, death occurs, but even a surviving animal requires lifelong […]