The westernmost part of the Brown bear's range in Europe is in Spain. In the northern coastal mountain ranges, the Cantabrian Cordilleras, there are still between 60 and 80 bears to be found. EuroNatur's partner organisation FAPAS has regularly been patrolling this region over a number of years, always on the same routes. Therefore, Fapas now has reliable information on the population densities and migratory behaviour of the bears. In the entire range Fapas looks for traces revealing the presence of bears, such as claw marks on trees, turned stones, faeces and footprints.
more about the EuroNatur-project to save the last Spanish bears