Among the dead were protected creatures such as a red-crowned crane, four stump-tailed macaques and a brown bear.

FORBES: Tigercide

Radiocarbon dating found the skull was from the peak of the last Ice Age ruling out it was a cave bear, or a brown bear.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | New tests on rare polar bear find

Those catching a glimpse of the native brown bear or grey wolf may find themselves wishing for a return of the current.

BBC: An adventurer��s paradise in Montenegro

The cave bear is a close relative of the modern brown bear.

BBC: Early human 'squatters' drove cave bears to extinction

The event included a visit to Inchnadamph Bone Caves where brown and polar bear remains have been found.

BBC: 'Enthusiasm' for bringing bears and lynx back to Scotland

The event will include a visit to Inchnadamph Bone Caves where brown and polar bear remains have been found.

BBC: Bringing bears to Scotland to be debated at Lochinver

The brown bear had become dangerous because he regularly sought out food in inhabited areas -- including a school -- and had started following people during the day, the Swiss Federal Environment Office said.

CNN: Switzerland's only wild bear is killed as a danger to humans