On the Occurrence of Brown Bear in the Polish Carpathian Mountains

The occurrence of the brown bear in 337 hunting grounds and 5 mational parks of the Polish part of the Carpathian Mountains were assessed in the year 1986 by an inquiry. Bears lived transiently in 74 of these grounds, and permamently in 26. These grounds were grouped in the following regions: A - Bieszczady Mountains, B - Low Beskid, C - Beskid Sądecki, D - Gorce, E - Tatra Mountains, F- Babia Gora, G - Beskid Żywiecki.