Brown bear arrives in Catalan Pyrenees rewilding project

First picture of the Slovenian bear released 6 June 2016 in Catalonia

A brown bear has just been released in Pallars Sobirà as part of the 2011 Pyrenean Strategy for Biodiversity Enhancement agreed by the French, Spanish and Andorran governments.

Goiat, at home in Slovenia before his long voyage to Catalonia

The new arrival will go by the name of Goiat, which is the local word for young boy. Ten years old and weighing 205kg, he was released yesterday evening in the Isil Valley. . The team whi...