Apparently there is still (or again) a brown bear around Lenggries.
Paw prints have now been reported to the State Office for the Environment.
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Once again it was "pure coincidence", emphasizes Robert Krebs, the deputy head of the Tölz forestry operation of the Bavarian State Forests on request.
The forest company reported the paw prints to the State Office for the Environment (LfU).
The prints were discovered very close to the place south of the B 307 near Lake Sylvenstein, where a wildlife camera took a picture of the brown bear on July 17th.
She was actually hung up to find out who caused the biting damage.
The photo then showed the back of a bear on the right edge of the picture.
Paw print near Sylvensteinsee clearly belongs to a bear
The paw prints were discovered on July 28.
"It had rained heavily the two days before," says Krebs.
That's the only reason why the ground was soft enough to leave imprints.
The track was later clearly assigned to a bear at the LfU.
"The LfU takes every indication of large carnivores seriously and follows it up," said a spokesman.
In fact, further clues were also sought on site.
Three more footprints were found, but no genetically usable material such as feces or hair, according to a spokesman for the LfU.
Krebs stressed that the renewed emergence of evidence of a bear in the area "is no cause for alarm."
The animal is shy and does not show itself.
"The probability of encountering the bear is rather low," says Krebs.
Alpine farmers hope that the bear may have gone by now
The land users in the wider area, i.e. above all the alpine farmers, are always informed about such sightings.
One of them is Georg Mair from Gaißach.
The former long-standing chairman of the Upper Bavarian Almwirtschafts Verein manages the Lärchkogel Alm area, which extends to the Bavarian and Austrian side, together with seven other farmers from the Isarwinkel.
From June to the end of September there are young cattle on the pastures.
"There are 300 pieces this time," says Mair.
When the bear fell into the photo trap, he was just on the pasture and was informed a little later about the sighting.
"It's good that we're being kept up to date," says Mair.
It is important to be informed that a bear could be in the area.
“Then you have to be careful.
But you shouldn't panic under any circumstances." The alpine farmers could not take protective measures anyway, says Mair.
"We just hope that maybe he's gone by now."
The next bear population lives in Trentino, Italy
The nearest bear population is in Trentino, Italy, about 120 kilometers from Bavaria.
“A bear population spreads very slowly.
It is not assumed that bears will settle permanently in Bavaria,” according to the LfU.
However, young males would sometimes roam very far in search of a female.
They can be on the road for several months or a few years.
"If they don't find a partner, they return to their home country."
This is what you should do when you encounter a bear
The State Office has also summarized rules of conduct for encounters with bears on its website www.lfu.bayern.de.
"If you see a bear, show respect and keep your distance," it says.
It is recommended to draw the bear's attention to you by speaking calmly and moving your arms slowly.
"Don't try to scare the bear away.
Don't throw branches or stones at him.
Keep an eye on the bear and retreat slowly and in a controlled manner,” recommends the state office.
The original message:
Lenggries – Experts clearly assigned the footprints to a bear, as announced by the State Office for the Environment.
The trail from the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district was reported on July 29.
Sighting not far from where the bear appeared ten days ago
The bear track was discovered not far from the spot where a bear had walked into a camera trap about ten days earlier.
The Bavarian State Forests had hung up the wildlife camera in the area south of federal highway 307 near Lake Sylvenstein to examine damage caused by browsing.
The inclusion of the brown bear was pure coincidence, said forest manager Rudolf Plochmann at the time.
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This photo of a brown bear was taken in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, south of the B307.
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Site searched for genetic material
"The LfU takes every tip about large carnivores seriously and investigates it," said a spokesman.
The place was searched by an expert for traces and genetically usable material.
Three more footprints were found, but no genetically usable material such as feces or hair.
(dpa/va)
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