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  2. Marsican brown bear - Wikipedia

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    A broad view of the National Park of Abruzzo. The Marsican brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos, [3] formerly Ursus arctos marsicanus), also known as the Apennine brown bear, and orso bruno marsicano in Italian, is a critically endangered [4] population of the Eurasian brown bear, with a range restricted to the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, and the surrounding region in Italy.

  3. Farindola - Wikipedia

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    Farindola (Abruzzese: Farìnnele) is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. Outside the town, located near the Gran Sasso massif and thus characterized by a continental humid climate, are the Vitello d'Oro falls, with a height of 28 metres ...

  4. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park - Wikipedia

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    Marsican brown bear Italian wolf pack Abruzzo chamois. In wildlife terms, the main attractions of the park are the Marsican brown bear and Italian wolf. While official figures report 50-70 bears in this genetically isolated population, the declining population is actually estimated at closer to 30. [6]

  5. Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park - Wikipedia

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    The Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park is a natural park in central Italy.Established in 1991, it covers an area of 2,014 square kilometres (778 sq mi), mostly within the provinces of Teramo, L'Aquila, and Pescara in Abruzzo, with small areas in the provinces of Rieti in Lazio and Ascoli Piceno in Marche.

  6. Eurasian brown bear - Wikipedia

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    There are also populations totalling around 100 bears in the Abruzzo, South Tyrol and Trentino regions of Italy. [33] Bears from the aforementioned Italian regions occasionally cross over to bordering Switzerland, [34] [35] [36] which has not hosted a native population since its last bear was shot and killed in Graubünden in 1904. [37]

  7. List of municipalities of Abruzzo - Wikipedia

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    Location of Abruzzo within Italy Provinces of Abruzzo. The following is a list of the municipalities of Abruzzo, Italy. [1] There are 305 municipalities in Abruzzo (as of January 2019): 104 in the Province of Chieti; 108 in the Province of L'Aquila; 46 in the Province of Pescara; 47 in the Province of Teramo

  8. Distribution of brown bears - Wikipedia

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    The bears were released despite protests from French farmers. A small population of brown bears (Ursus arctos marsicanus) still lives in central Italy (the Apennine Mountains, Abruzzo and Latium), with no more than 50–60 individuals, protected by strong laws, but endangered by the human presence in the area.

  9. List of ursids - Wikipedia

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    Bear habitats are generally forests, though some species can be found in grassland and savana regions, and the polar bear lives in arctic and aquatic habitats. Most bears are 1.2–2 m (4–7 ft) long, plus a 3–20 cm (1–8 in) tail, though the polar bear is 2.2–2.44 m (7–8 ft) long, and some subspecies of brown bear can be up to 2.8 m (9 ...