This initiative is a continuation of the work of spatial and temporal monitoring of the Cantabrian brown bear population initiated by FAPAS in 1984.

This initiative is a continuation of the work of spatial and temporal monitoring of the Cantabrian brown bear population initiated by FAPAS in 1984.

The main objective is to know and evaluate the patterns of occupation of the space and the population trend of the Cantabrian brown bear, through the use of complementary non-invasive work methodologies, which contribute to the implementation of conservation practices of the species.

The specific purposes are:

1. To investigate habitat preferences and population trends in the two bear nuclei of Asturias.
2. To know the factors that have a negative impact on the recovery process of the species.
3. Use photographic trapping as a tool to identify specimens, estimate reproductive indices, evaluate the population trend of wild boars and prevent poaching.
4. Use genetic analysis as a scientific tool to corroborate the level of mobility in the territory of females in the mating season and kinship relationships.
5. To have an updated database of the data collected by FAPAS since 1998.
6. To make aspects of the biology of the brown bear known among the population in a visual way.
7. To extend the study of the brown bear population to the Asturian area of the eastern nucleus, applying methodologies that have proven their effectiveness in the western nucleus.