Among the dead were protected creatures such as a red-crowned crane, four stump-tailed macaques and a brown bear.
And for the brown bear to survive in the Alps, its human neighbors must accept it, Schoenenberger said.
CNN: Switzerland's only wild bear is killed as a danger to humans
Brown bear populations are small and fragmented in southern, central and western Europe.
Those catching a glimpse of the native brown bear or grey wolf may find themselves wishing for a return of the current.
Of the two types of bear, the brown bear and the grizzly, one kills you and the other kills you and eats you.
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.
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The Eurasian brown bear has disappeared from much of Europe, but in this mountain range that separates Slovakia and Poland, you have some of the best odds of seeing the magnificent animal in the wild.
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
With wolves beginning to return to old haunts in France, Switzerland and Germany, and continued human-animal conflict involving wolverine, lynx and brown bear in other areas, the need to secure public support for carnivores is urgent, said the conservation organization.
The event included a visit to Inchnadamph Bone Caves where brown and polar bear remains have been found.
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The event will include a visit to Inchnadamph Bone Caves where brown and polar bear remains have been found.
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