Cubs Pyrenees are five females and one male
The bear Franska to Bagneres-de-Luchon AFP / HO / File
BEAR - This is the result DNA analysis conducted by the Pays de l'Ours-Adet ...
The six cubs born in the Pyrenees last two years are five females and one male, according to DNA analysis results announced Thursday by the Pays de l'Ours - Adet, who welcomed the "good news. " In 2010, Caramel gave birth to a female and a male Couserans (Ariege), while Bamboo gave birth to two cubs Val d'Aran, Spain. As for the cubs Nheu and Hazel, born in 2009 Hvala, they are actually proven to be female, according to the analysis.A single father to six cubs
"The demographics of the bear population of the Central Pyrenees again demonstrate the suitability of the bears released to their new territory, with a good survival rate of cubs, the earliness of some females and a small gap between the spans, said the association pro-bear in a statement.However, she says, the male being the father Pyros of the six cubs, "Genetic and demographic characteristics of the bear population still do not expect its long-term."
A new bear this year?
The State announced in July the introduction of a new bear, probably Slovenian to replace Franska, killed in 2007 during an accident the road, and keep company with two males of the lonely ' western Pyrenees. A decision condemned by anti-bear and found wanting by his supporters.The population of bears in the Pyrenees is currently 19 to 22 individuals. The latest reintroduction, five bears from Slovenia, as of 2006.
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