Our objectives

Since its creation in 1992, the Fundación Oso Pardo (FOP-Brown Bear Foundation) has been constantly expanding both the geographical area of action, which currently covers practically the entire Cantabrian mountains and the Pyrenees, as well as the size and content of its conservation initiatives and projects.

Our work extends to fields such as the conservation and restoration of habitats of high importance to the species, monitoring of the bear population, research applied to management, the fight against poaching, training and environmental education and the prevention of conflicts between humans and bears.

FOP considers the social acceptance of the bear to be very important. For this reason we promote a positive image of the species as an element of rural development and as a symbol of a well-conserved natural world.