Huge brown bear filmed at dawn in middle of road in northern Spain
Night drivers in the high country of northern Palencia got another reminder that Cantabrian brown bears still use these roads […]
On Friday, August 28, a massive brown bear was spotted near the hamlet of Cardaño de Abajo in northern Spain. The animal was captured on video by volunteer group Proteccion Civil El Refugio as it crossed the road near Guardo, a popular hiking destination. The sighting serves as a reminder that Cantabrian brown bears still use these roads, despite being endangered.
The bear was jogging the verge and cutting corners before reaching a stone wall and warning sign. The same valley where this bear was spotted had another sighting a few days earlier at Otero de Guardo. Eastern Cantabrian bears are smaller and more fragile, with numbers climbing from a few dozen in the 1990s to a few hundred. While a roadside sighting is no longer shocking, car drivers must remain in their vehicles, use low beams, and avoid chasing or following the animal for footage. Instead, they should call emergency services if the bear is injured or boxed into a village street.
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