The number of lynxes and wolves is also increasing, and as a result, they are increasingly being spotted by people, said Guna Bagrade and Jānis Ozoliņš, researchers at the Latvian State Forest Science Institute "Silava".
To find out how bears are doing in Latvia, the first steps in annual bear monitoring have begun this spring including the use of sensor-operated cameras.
"The bears are awake, that's clear. So far, we've only seen the presence of bears by their tracks. Two...