LIVE BEAR WEBCAM AT LIBEARTY BEAR SANCTUARY

More info: The bear sanctuary is home to over 130 resident brown bears who have been rescued from captivity in poor conditions. The sanctuary provides the care and protection needed by the bears, in a natural environment of 69 hectares of forest, streams and pools.

None of these bears will ever be able to live in the wild again as, due to the abuse, they lack the natural skills they need to survive. But the life they have in the sanctuary is the closest thing to being back to being a bear again as nature intended, climbing trees, playing in pools and foraging in the forest. The bear sanctuary is dedicated to Maya, one of the first bears to be rescued but sadly could not be remedied and died from depression and the abuse she had suffered in captivity.

There are believed to be over 200,000 brown bears in the world, of which 6,000 of them roam Romania's forests in the Carpathian Mountains - the largest population of bears in Europe. Despite their enormous size, brown bears are extremely fast, having been clocked at speeds of 30 miles per hour. They can be dangerous to humans, particularly if they're surprised or if a person gets between a mother bear and her cubs.