Can Spain's bears live in peace with their human neighbors? | Focus on Europe
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2021
- The largest brown bear population in Western Europe lives in the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain. Their Spanish neighbors have witnessed the bears eating cherries off trees, stealing honey or startling villagers.
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#Spain #Bears #Cantabria
Today I learned that Spain has bears.
@@davidnoelfranks1124 then these donkeys are in every country
Me too! :-)
Yeah. Not a lot of people know it. Spain, for it's size and geographical location, actually has relatively high degree of biodiversity.
Same.
Lynx, wolves, ibex
Good idea to plant fruit trees in the woods.
problem is that as food supply increases, their numbers will increase, and then they'll seek out the villages again. What's really needed is to ensure the bears don't see humans and human settlements as good food sources.
@@Ashitaka255 ... So planting fruit trees out in the woods, and locking down food waste in the village? Like the conservationists are already doing?? 🤔
These bears are so beautiful. They deserve to be protected.
They’ll also eat you alive, you’ll suffer the most horrible pain imaginable.
It's amazing to see that such an awesome animal is proliferating again near my region (I'm from the Basque Country, northern Spain). I absolutely love bears and it makes me really happy to know they're finding northern Spanish forests as a proper habitat again ❤️❤️❤️
Asta el día que te encuentres con uno en pleno bisque,o peor,te encuentre el😬
@@miguelmartinez-sd2lp por eso hay que ir con cabeza en la naturaleza, bro. La falta de prudencia de algunos humanos no es culpa de los osos ni de ningún otro animal salvaje 🥴
You have to "social distance" when you see a bear.
The problem is that bears see something trying to get away as invitation to eat you.
@@benjamindover4337 more like a weakness and try to chase you away. Only polar bears see us as food, others are scared of us and will fight only if they feel threatened or defending their cubs.
I love bears.
The symbol of the Spanish capital Madrid is the Brown Bear eating from a chestnut tree
No, it's either a strawberry tree or a European nettle tree.
@@themechanictangerine4337 Its called the Madroño tree which is similar to a chestnut.
@@martinsalazar1142 Madroño=straberry tree(arbutus unedo)
@@themechanictangerine4337 That looks like a chestnut
@@martinsalazar1142 No its definitely a strawberry tree however the fruit of that tree is confusingly not actually a strawberry, its just red and sweet.
If Roberto was a bear his name would be Bob Oso
That would be Beto not Bob, he's not english
300 is the biggest group left in all western Europe? Wow.
Romania has the largest population of brown bears in all of Europe, for the most part bears and humans co exist peacefully, shepards in Romania do not try to kill the bears, yes they occasionally loose a few sheep, but that's life. The biggest problem is restaurants in tourist area near the forest don't lock their waste bins securely enough this encourages the bears to go scavenging.
@@anthonyofarrell513 I think that honour goes to Russia. There's a Baltic-Karelian population with an estimated size of 11,000 bears.
@@peabase theyll probably die out soon enough with the heatwaves Russia has been having
@@peabase russia is not western europe
@@findingsolutions198 I replied to a follow-up comment that referred to the whole of Europe. FYI, Europe ends at the Ural Mountains, deep inside Russia.
Can Spain's humans live in peace with their bear neighbors?
No they keep trying to exist, shame on them
I swear I was just about to write that .... lol omg
@ Helen Hunter
I don't think they can bear bears.
That's how I see it too.
1:30 "Riesgo" means risk in Spanish, in that context that's kind of funny. I hope nothing will ever happen to her or someone else.
the babys are soo! adorable!!!
We have an understanding here in Canada: If you plant a fruit tree in your home you're inviting a bear to your home. Once the guest arrives he stays and gets to eat the whole tree, maybe even break it, but that's the small price we pay for coexisting with wildlife. The answer is community education not shooting/relocating bears, it's upsetting to see people still have not broken from their primitive instinct of decimating the species they see as a problem.
Just feed bears people, and the issue will resolve itself.
@@inharmonywithearth9982 Good, we're winning the war
@@inharmonywithearth9982 We are all in a war with nature, especially bears.
@@inharmonywithearth9982 It's also helpful in the war against nature to troll the bears online.
@@collinhennessy6558 No, then the bears will seek out the people and their population might increase even more. Which might lead to attacks
A combination of responsible hunting practices and tourism could further increase their population, and at the same time allow the population to keep increasing--that is, in the right, unpopulated places. Congratulations to the people of Spain for the hard-work involve in conserving this apex predator.
That news made my day! Love the bears💖
Get a few Great Pyranees...no more problem. Bear killed 5 of our goats, not one lost since we got our mountain dog.
They operate on deterrence, they have a intimidating bark and won't back down from even a bear if they are protecting an area.
They even originate from northern Spain.
Or get a pair of Karelian Bear Dogs. The breed literally eats bears for breakfast (OK, they need a little help from a hunter).
The Great Pyrenees is French, the Spanish one is the Pyrenean Mastiff which is quite large as well but not completely white.
My neighbors in Montana reported a camper had been eaten by a bear a few weeks ago.If a bear is ravenous he will gladly eat you.We always caution visitors ,”Don’t feed the bears” Cheers from sunny Alberta!
Correction! The bear mauled the camper and fled! Huge difference!
Touchofgrey53 July 7:Ovando Montana. Camper attacked and killed.April 30 : Durango ,Colorado camper attacked ,killed and partially consumed by bad bear,
Not their fault it's us who invading their territory
@@disturbingxrealityWell they "invaded" that territory too, its what animals (and humans) do. If a bears hungry a bear will eat, same way a hungry human would eat a bear.
We have problem with overpopulation of bears in Slovakia. First there were several "very rare incidents and attacks" of bears and then finally few weeks ago bear killed a guy.
What do you call a bear in Spain?
A Spanish Bear.
'Oso' is bear in Spanish.
A spear
Cantabrian bear actually.
@@jorgeh.r9879 oso pardo
Americano sendo burro sempre 😂
Europe has too many people and not many bears.
Ohhh yes they spend their lives making kids, and no morality, poor wild life their future looks sad, because of ignorant human beings.....
It's sad that these animals are losing groug everyday.
The population is growing.
@@siemdecleyn3198 I know, this klandur will only get worse due to our awful leaders.
I thought that Europe was trying to recover its forests, but this videos make me wonder if this is really the case.
@@thycharletoff4774 well, if you watch the whole video they said people are moving out of rural areas, the forest is growing back and many of these villages are now in the miidle of the forest, that's why there are more bear encounters. There are more than 3 times more bears now than decades ago.
Bears have a good sense of smell. Instead of that restaurant owner complaining about it,he better be careful how he put the garbage in and come up with some deterrence.
They know what is for them, cherries,berries, honey 🍯, fish, they are so fun to watch when they indulge in their favs. 🤗 There's a video of one bear sitting next to a guy on the side of the river, when it comes to fishing season, enjoy them skillfully fishing.
Bears are awesome. Don't you dare to harm them!
They are trying to preserve them the president of cantabria (In spain) even knows how many bears are in the autonomus comunity
@Ei Dirst yeah, that is why they are so ubiquitous all over Europe.
@Ei Dirst in other countries they live with bears. So it is not as impossible as you might think. You've heard to many horror tales as a child about dangerous bears and wolves.
@Ei Dirst Not a problem with the right rifle or shotgun. It's a "bear" necessity in the northern parts of Northern Europe.
@Ei Dirst agree we had bears around our house . Scared to send the children to school. Came face to face with one by our garage.. nearly died of fright.. one bear runs away. When there is several bears nearby they are not scared.
"There could be an incident."
There's already been an incident. Humans stole the wilderness.
I would not go out so relaxed to walk in bear territory 🐼. Hug of the bear 🐻 from Medellín. Colombia 🇨🇴
Do they have Bear Spray? It’s quite common in the US and is pepper spray that shoots 12 meters. It almost always sends them off.
He doesn't know anything about bear by saying " bears are not danger" actually they are very danger
I caught that too.
Then stay at home, you dont live in their habitats do you......
Spanish bears are much smaller.
A bear killed 7 people in Japan several years ago over the space of a few days, I think it was in the 1940's.
There's so many people in Japan
@@elliotm3600 and bears are useless
Youre thinking an atom bomb, not bears
The 1940s is “several years ago “?
@@EMVelezYeah..80 is also known as several
no wonder they come around if the guy leaves barrels of food laying around
We had to wild camp in Slovinia and heard terrifying sounds at night. We heard there might be bears, but we didn't find a lot of info about it beforehand. I lay in bed at 2am in our tent trying to find out what spunds bears make at night, how to scare them away, what are the risks etc. There was so little info. People on Reddit basically said don't worry. But the lack of information was what caused us to be very scared. In hindsight, it was probably a boar or fox.
Pesky Humans is a better title
Nobody expects the Spanish bears.
Yes we can. We just invite them some tapas and chat lively with them.
Coming soon, the running of the bears
I love bears
No they can't. They'll eventually all end up in paellas
🤣🤣🤣 Paella is not a plate from the north of Spain but
Did know you had bears
There's bears in Spain?
Save them pls
What about scent marks signaling a border. Maybe that's an option.
Who's scent marks signaling what border?
My friends though I was mad in the head when I told them I think their's bears in Spain, who's mad now😳
Lol Romania has over 6000 brown bears second largest population of bears in Europe after Russia. I live in a city of over 280000 people and every night I have a alert of bear standing
Yes but 90% of them are dancing bears in Gypsy camps.
Since when is Romania is in western europe?
Please someone to explain this in France !
We have treated wild animals as if they were intruders when it is otherwise, we are intruders. No wild animal today will live in peace as long as human hunger for money exists. The knowledgeable human of today is much more cruel and ruthless than the unknowledgeable human of yesterday. Trust me. Think about it.
We are animals as well. So we cannot intrude, just like the bear.
The path of least resistance, to find food. Same story since eternity. MAN, and other creatures.
Yes why not they are also like us.
Beautiful bears! Let's protect them as best we can
Go away damn villagers. Goto cities and make ur wine whatever there. Leave this place to bears.
Interesting
Can Spain live in peace with bears? Time will tell...
Human Holla bear want to be amigos
Bear.....
i will exchange most humans for a bear
WHERE IS LOCATED HERE IN SPAIN
In North of Spain, Picos de Europa , Asturias, Galicia, Cantabria, Palencia and León
Somiedo, Cangas del.Narcea, Proaza or Teverga (Principality of Asturias) is the best place to see them.
SPAIN HAS BEARS?!?
Um yes, what is so unbelievable about that
Pues claro....de toda la vida...lo raro sería tener cocodrilos...jajajajajajajajajaja
@@MariaFernandez-iv3gi idk what you said except you laughed 🤷🏽♂️
@@Michaelengelmann Lo siento..no pretendía ofenderlo.
Un saludo.
Beware of bigfoots
Me living in new jersey
😆 I like that 👍
🤗🤗❤❤👍
Don't misguide people by saying 🐻 Bears are not dangerous
:(
I keep koi , but id be happy if a bear 🐻 came to visit its something we dont have in the UK .
YOUshould be happy to have them
Learn to
The bear did Nothing wrong
OMG! Staying in the Alps! I left the US to get away from the bears!!!
Not to stay away from Trump ?
Why? Bears are so hairy and beefy.
Pesky Human
nothing a Rottweiler or a Cat can deal with.
People move into the bears habitat, and complain that the bears are a nuisance!🤯🤯🤯
People are ignorant and animal haters, because they dont spend time learning about wild life......
Dude those mountains have been inhabited for hundreds of thousands of years, homo heidelbergensis, neandertals, cromagnons and modern humans, we are part of the habitat.
Use garding dog like kangal alabi dogs
Spain has Bears?
Um yes. You just seen a video about it
Claro...de toda la vida...jajajajajajajajajaja
Is it bears that are pesky or is it humans? It's a warped entitled perception isn't it. Humans need to bend over backwards at this point to accomodate all wild life, not try to eliminate them.
Spain has bears???
Fresh news.
@@alejandrosotomartin9720 I do expect bears in northern Europe, but never had I expected we have bears in the southern part of Europe since we rarely have bear encounter cases in Italy and Germany.
@@Terophy These are very mountanious lands with deep valleys. In the Antiquity used to be full of bears. Today they are less. For instance the countries of Europe where remain the largest ammount of wild bears are Russia and Romania. Hope they will not be massacred.
@@Terophy Even North Africa
had bears 😪. The Middle East still has the Syrian brown bear 😊
No because human have no feeling for Nature
@Konsta T Pashion I would like to learn more about this can you share some of these environmental progresses cause that sounds good.
Soon people will have to adapt to nature
Most bears behave better if they convert to Catholicism. Also give them jobs, usually dancing in the circus. Nobody likes unemployed atheist bears.
@@davidnoelfranks1124 Then they wear full length jean skirts while dancing in the circus.
😁😁😁😁
God made europe for humans not for bears
Did he now? Well your god isn't very talented then is he, considering that bears were in Europe a long time before humans arrived.
leave villages to nature and make humans move to cities
Its ok if they take a couple of people. We are so many people compared to bears. I can give up myself if a bear needs me as food.
That is not normal natural behaviour of anything living, do you realize that?
@Snake24 ‘Good’ is a cultural qualification. It does not apply to nature.
@Snake24Humans entertain culture, they are however always subjected to nature. And we are just naked apes. Btw, ‘normal’ to me means ‘what can be expected’, not ‘good’.
Sad bugger
Maybe you can volunteer
Find out why they are hungry. Make peace. They will protect you.
sPain
أختكم من اليمن , أبي متوفي من 3سنة بسبب الحرب وعندي 4أخوات وحالنا يعلم الله فيه واني متكفلة فيهم , واني الان قمت بعمل قنات وربما أربح منها لكن ينقصني الكثير من المش تركين .
واتمنى ما تسخروا مني , وأعرف إن هذه الطريقه غلط لكنها الطريقه الوحيده اللي اقدر من خلالها اكسب نقود حلال 💔💔 لا سامح الحرب اللي وصلتنا لذي المراحل
Stop lying Europeans. Those bears come from Africa. Hannibal brought them during the Punic Wars.
Source? Bears have been in the Iberian peninsula before the last Ice Age.
Hannibal used elephants, not bears