A brown bear with two cubs on a crag somewhere in Asturias . Photo by Fundación Oso Pardo
Archive for the ‘Asturias’ Category
Bear with cubs
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013Brown bear population in Spain 2013
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
The population of brown bears in the Cantabrian mountains 2013 has reached more than 200, with 34 cubs raised in 2010. More here
Animals crossing a stream
Monday, July 22nd, 2013Wonderful trap video by FAPAS of boars, a wolf and a bear crossing a stream somewhere in Asturias. 1 minute, 30 seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZpMNbMdSjAQ
Bear in camera trap
Monday, July 22nd, 2013
Fantastic photo taken by a camera trap somewhere in Asturias by the wildlife group FAPAS.
Summer love
Friday, September 30th, 2011Lisa over at picosdeeuropa.com has an interesting account of how at least one pair of Cantabrian bears has bred later in the year, in late August, instead of May-June, presumably because of climate change. More here
Hundreds of puffins found dead on Cantabrian coast
Monday, April 25th, 2011More than 200 puffins have been found dead along the coasts of Asturias and Cantabria in the last six weeks. SEO/Birdlife, who are unsure as to the cause, suspect the real figure could be in the thousands. More here
Injured bear found in Asturias
Sunday, April 10th, 2011Latest from Lisa on an injured bear found in Asturias (includes video).
Fantastic photos of bear cubs
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Miradas Cantábricas have published this lovely set of images of a pair of bear cubs they encountered in the Valle del Narcea in Asturias.
Also on bears: El futuro del oso en el Pirineo requiere doblar su población hasta los 40 ejemplares
Deep-water Cantabrian sharks are opportunist hunters
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010Spanish researchers have studied the diet of three species of sharks which live in the deep waters of El Cachucho, the first Protected Marine Area in Spain, off the coast of Llanes, Asturias. The blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus), the velvet belly lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax), and the birdbeak dogshark (Deania calcea) feed on the resources available in their environment, according to changes taking place in the ocean depths. Their diet is opportunist, because they feed off whatever resources are available, in this case small euphausiid crustaceans, benthopelagic prawns and fish. More here
Documentary about bears
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Interesting documentary from TVE about bears in the Cordillera Cantábrica with Guillermo Palomero, President of Fundación Oso Pardo. Watch here