Balseiro, Ana http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5121-7264
Herrero-García, Gloria
García Marín, Juan Francisco
Balsera, Ramón
Monasterio, Juana María
Cubero, David
de Pedro, Gabriel
Oleaga, Álvaro
García-Rodríguez, Alberto
Espinoza, Israel
Rabanal, Benjamín
Aduriz, Gorka
Tuñón, José
Gortázar, Christian
Royo, Luis José
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PID2PID2022-141906OB-C22 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/50110 0 011033/FEDER, UE, PID2022- 141906OB-C21 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/50110 0 011033/FEDER, UE)
Gobierno del Principado de Asturias (PCTI 2021–2023, GRUPIN: IDI-2021-000102 y FEDER)
Article History
Received: 14 November 2023
Accepted: 2 February 2024
First Online: 23 February 2024
Declarations
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: We meticulously followed both the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Policy Statement on Research Involving Species at Risk of Extinction and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). We also complied with the national and regional legislation on Cantabrian brown bear sampling (Consejería de Fomento, Gobierno del Principado de Asturias and Consejería de Fomento y Medio Ambiente, Junta de Castilla y León). Ethics approval was unnecessary according to Spanish national regulations (Real Decreto 53/2013).
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.