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Lost history of brown bears in Britain revealed Bhagyashree Mulashiya credit to BBC news 7/4/2018 2:25:29 AM A new study reveals the hidden history of brown bears in Britain, suggesting they still roamed wild 1,500 years ago. The research raises two scenarios. Either "native bears" went extinct around the early Middle Ages, or they disappeared some 3,000 years ago in the Bronze Age or in Neolithic times. Live bears were also imported by the Romans for fighting or displays.

Lost history of brown bears in Britain revealed

Bhagyashree Mulashiya credit to BBC news 7/4/2018 2:25:29 AM

A new study reveals the hidden history of brown bears in Britain, suggesting they still roamed wild 1,500 years ago. The research raises two scenarios. Either "native bears" went extinct around the early Middle Ages, or they disappeared some 3,000 years ago in the Bronze Age or in Neolithic times. Live bears were also imported by the Romans for fighting or displays.