URSUS ARCTOS MARSICANUS

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The Marsican Brown Bear is a critically endangered subspecies of the Brown bear, with a range restricted to Abruzzo National Park in Italy, population estimated at 30, with possibly another five still surviving in Trentino.[1]
. The shift from local agriculture to development in Abruzzo (including a controversial proposed ski resort) and poaching, threaten the remaining small population[2].

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1. In Bear Country, , Brian, Paynton, Old Street Publishing, London, 2006, ISBN 978-1-905847-14-3
2. Italy battles to save the last of its wild bears John Hooper

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