On the distribution and status of the Brown Bear,<i>Ursus arctos</i>, and the Asiatic Black Bear,<i>U. thibetanus</i>, in Iran

Abstract

Abstract The Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) can be found in large parts of the Elburz and the Zagros mountain ranges but reaches remarkable densities only in the decidous forests on the northern slopes of the Elburz mountains. The Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) is confined to some south-eastern provinces of Iran and is on the verge of extinction.