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ARMENIAN WWF, LOCAL RESIDENTS ORGANIZE TO PROTECT BROWN BEARS
Hurriyet
Oct 28 2010
Turkey
World Wildlife Fund, or WWF, employees in southern Armenia are planning
to start night time observation of gardens that attract brown bears
to feed, the Caucasian Knot website has reported.
Each year from September onward, Armenia~Rs Syunik region frequently
sees bears invading fruit gardens, where they eat grapes, figs and
pomegranates and cause damage to shrubbery and trees. So far the bears
have caused the most significant property damage to the villages of
Nrnadzor, Shvanidzor and Alvank.
The WWF~Rs Armenian branch, along with local residents and employees
at the Arevik National Park, has organized night time observations in
order to both protect the bears and the environments where they feed.
This year the Caucasus Protected Areas Fund has allocated $500,000
to improve the protection level of the Khosrov Reserve, located in
the Ararat region in the south of Armenia, which is populated by
brown bears.
From: A. Papazian
Hurriyet
Oct 28 2010
Turkey
World Wildlife Fund, or WWF, employees in southern Armenia are planning
to start night time observation of gardens that attract brown bears
to feed, the Caucasian Knot website has reported.
Each year from September onward, Armenia~Rs Syunik region frequently
sees bears invading fruit gardens, where they eat grapes, figs and
pomegranates and cause damage to shrubbery and trees. So far the bears
have caused the most significant property damage to the villages of
Nrnadzor, Shvanidzor and Alvank.
The WWF~Rs Armenian branch, along with local residents and employees
at the Arevik National Park, has organized night time observations in
order to both protect the bears and the environments where they feed.
This year the Caucasus Protected Areas Fund has allocated $500,000
to improve the protection level of the Khosrov Reserve, located in
the Ararat region in the south of Armenia, which is populated by
brown bears.
From: A. Papazian