Marsican brown bear

Marsican brown bear
Marsican Brown Bear
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: U. arctos
Subspecies: U. a. marsicanus
Trinomial name
Ursus arctos marsicanus
Altobello, 1921

The Marsican Brown Bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus), also known as Apennine brown bear, is a highly threatened, unrecognized subspecies of the Brown bear, with a range restricted to Abruzzo National Park and perhaps the Montagne del Morrone in Italy. The population of the subspecies is estimated at between 30 and 40 bears.[1]

On average, the males weigh from 95 to 130 kg (210 to 290 lb) and reach a standing height of 1.8–1.9 metres (5.9–6.2 ft).

Threats to the remaining small population include the shift from local agriculture to development in Abruzzo (including a controversial proposed ski resort), along with poaching,[2] and poisoning.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Paynton, Brian (2006). In Bear Country. London: Old Street. ISBN 9781905847143. 
  2. ^ Hooper, John (2004-08-24). "Italy battles to save the last of its wild bears". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1287759,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-16. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Marsican bear found dead in Abruzzo". Italy Magazine. 2008-05-12. http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy/abruzzo/marsican-bear-found-dead-abruzzo. Retrieved 2007-06-20. 

Further reading

  • Loy, A.; et al. (2008). "Cranial morphometrics of the Apennine brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) and preliminary notes on the relationships with other southern European populations". Italian Journal of Zoology 75 (1): 67–75. doi:10.1080/11250000701689857. 



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