The Government of Asturias A three -month -old dares rescued this weekend and 2,090 grams of weight in the Council of Teverga, after verifying that the reunion with his mother was not possible in security conditions.
The animal, baptized as Albawas found on Wednesday by the Natural Environment agents, within the framework of the Osas Monitoring Program with breeding. It was then that continued surveillance was activated, with the priority objective to favor a natural approach between the mother and the breeding.
As a preventive measure, and given the possibility that the Osa remained in the vicinitythe Principality immediately suspended access to hiking routes and the climbing areas of the environment.
Assisted approach
Not producing the reunion between the mother and the breeding spontaneouslythe wildlife service and the Emergency Service of the Principality (SEPA) valued the possibility of promoting an assisted approach.
However, this option It was ruled out by the high risk for the animal and the intervening equipmentgiven the steep relief of the land and the need to avoid interference in the natural behavior of the family group.
In parallel, Technical means were deployed, including a thermal camera droneto try to locate the breeding again without invading the environment. None of these alternatives succeeded.
Definitive location
The final location occurred at dawn on Saturday, thanks to the communication of the Brown Bear Foundation. A natural environment then proceeded to his collection, given the growing risk of dehydration. Alba was transferred to a veterinary clinic in Oviedo/Uviéu, where it was confirmed that he had no injuries or pathologies.
On Sunday the possibility of a reunion with the mother was technically reunited, which was again discarded for security reasons. It opted for its transfer to the Wildlife Recovery Center in Cantabria, belonging to the Ministry of Rural Development, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Cantabrian Government, Specialized in the management of oseznos under controlled conditionswhere human contact is avoided and continuous surveillance is guaranteed.
Consensual decision
The decision was agreed by technicians of the Wildlife Servicethe Natural Environment Agents Service, the Oso Pardo Foundation, the Asturias Oso Foundation and researchers of the Mixed Biodiversity Research Institute of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (IMIB-CSIC).
The General Directorate of Agrarian Planning, as a competent body in Wildlife, The action has been coordinated based on the established protocols and at all times the work group of the Cantabrian Bear has been informed.
Final destination of La Osezna
The final destination of Alba will be proposed within the group. The Ministry of Rural Environment will propose to reintroduce it in the Asturian east as genetic reinforcementwhich would strengthen the improvement of the survival of the species. It is a measure that is in coherence with the conservation criteria established nationwide.
The Asturias government emphasizes that all decisions in the management of the Osezna have been guided by technical criteria and by the precautionary principle, with the objective of safeguarding the welfare of the animalguarantee the safety of the participants and contribute to the conservation of the Cantabrian brown bear.
