Lack of opportunities are driving young people away from rural villages, leaving fewer people to scare away the wildlife.

Summary: Researchers found that Italian brown bears living near humans evolved unique genetic and behavioral traits. The study suggests that prolonged human presence can quietly reshape how wild ...

Apennine brown bears have been living alongside humans in central Italy since at least the era of the Roman Empire. This prolonged proximity to people seems to have affected the isolated creatures’ ...

Bears are one of the big victims of deforestation. As more and more forests get cut down, bears keep retreating to remote corners, keeping their distance from people. In a small stretch of central ...

In the rugged heart of Central Italy, brown bears have been living next to villages for a very long time. A new study argues that the Apennine brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) has evolved into a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While bear attacks seem to have become a significant problem in ...

Brown bears have become less aggressive after regular interaction with humans over hundreds of years, according to new research. An isolated population of the mammals living in a region of Italy with ...

A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and became smaller and less aggressive. Humans have long shaped the environments in ...