A bear emergency has been declared, and 350 individuals are to be shot.

With climate change, the brown bears of the Cantabrian Cordillera each year hibernate less or not even do so, as this affects the production of wild fruits from which they feed, which each year have more irregular crops [such as blueberry]. That is why since the Pardo Bear Foundation have been working since 2020 to plant thousands of fruit trees that function as a 'supermarket' for animals.

The Slovak government has declared a state of emergency in 56 districts due to the dangerously increased brown bear population and allowed the release of three hundred and fifty individuals.

"The numbers are increasing every year. These are official data and something must be done about it," the minister emphasized.

Local authorities recommend that residents have bear-repelling tools on hand, such as noisemakers and firecrackers.

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State conservationists proposed a regulated shooting of 350 brown bears, and the government granted their request on Wednesday.