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BBC article highlights Romania as “the European nation where bears roam free”

April 29, 2025

The famous British publication BBC highlighted Romania’s bear population and the responsible ways in which to admire them in an article published on Monday, April 28.

Romania boasts the largest population of wild brown bears in Europe outside of Russia, around 13,000. They represent an attraction for many tourists visiting Romania’s Carpathian Mountains, and not long ago they were...

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
https://www.romania-insider.com/bbc-article-romania-bears-roam-free-april-2025
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