In over 60 years Lebanon has not seen the native Syrian bear. A group of young people made this striking discovery in Lebanon's eastern mountain range. They captured the extremely rare and native Syrian brown bear on camera on December 29, 2016.
The Syrian bear is native to the Middle East and the Caucasus regions; it is the smaller subspecies of the brown bear. It has made shy appearances in the past across Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Iran and Turkey, and is currently flagged red on the endangered animals list with the possibility of going extinct in the near future.
The advantage of the Syrian Brown Bear is that they are relatively smaller than the ordinary bear. It is well known that the bears that live in very high areas and snow-covered intervention throughout the winter, while we find that those who live in less cooler places. They are not known to travel during Winter.
According to Greenarea, which verified and posted the video Wednesday, the bear is a mother, and she's walking alongside her cub. Bears usually hibernate (or more accurately torpor) during winter, which suggests: a) the sow and her cub may be running away from some sort of danger or disturbance, or b) the area is warm enough and food is abundant, which allows bears to wake up and forage.
Despite environmental tragedies on more than one level in Lebanon, these bears are here and are in need of protection.
Sources: Greenarea& Nadine Mazloum.
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