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Veterinarian Gabriel de Pedro examines the mouth of an anaesthetised female Iberian brown bear, the first to be captured after decades, during a health check-up as part of a special program monitoring and protecting the species, in Villarino, Spain, September 8, 2021. The patrol, which so far has trapped 12 bears, wants to improve understanding of the bears' behaviour by anaesthetising them, performing a medical check-up, and placing a GPS collar around their necks. “What we want is to monitor at all times, in real time to be able to act quickly, always to improve the bears' coexistence with humans”, said David Cubero, coordinator of the brown bear capture and radio-tagging plan. (Photo by Juan Medina/Reuters)
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