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Giants of the taiga 

brown bears and finnish forests

photos by Alessandro Bee

videos by Giovanni Bee

brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,

L’orso bruno è il più grande carnivoro dell'Europa continentale e i maschi adulti possono superare i 350 kg di peso.

The brown bear is the largest Continental Europe carnivore and adult males can weigh more than 350 kilograms.

brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,

La popolazione di orsi in Finlandia è stimata in circa 1.500 esemplari e l’orso rappresenta l’animale nazionale simbolo del Paese, così come per la confinante Russia.

brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,

The bear population in Finland is estimated at around 1,500 and the bear represents the  animal symbol of the country, as well as for neighboring Russian Federation.

brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,
brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,

L'Eriophorum angustifolium, chiamato anche cottongrass, colora con i suoi candidi ed eleganti fiocchi bianchi le rive dei laghi nella taiga finlandese.

The Eriophorum angustifolium, also called cottongrass, colors the banks of the Finnish taiga lakes with its white and elegant flakes.

brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,
brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,
brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,

Gli orsi bruni, nonostante la loro mole, sono animali agili e i maschi possono spostarsi di centinaia di km in breve tempo.

Despite their big size, Brown Bears are agile and males can travel hundreds of kilometers in a short period of time.

brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,

La femmina di orso dà alla luce da 1 a 4 cuccioli, che nascono nella loro tana invernale. In primavera inizieranno poi a uscire e a seguire la loro mamma tra i boschi e la taiga.

brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,

A female bear gives birth to one to four cubs which are born in their winter den. In the spring they will start going out and following their mother through the woods and the taiga.

brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,
brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,

"Trascorrere la notte in un capanno per osservare gli orsi liberi in natura è un'esperienza che terremo tra i ricordi più cari. Così come il ricordo del primo orso che abbiamo visto, avvistato, prima di tutti, da Ekaterina!"

(Ekaterina e Alessandro Bee)

brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,

Spending the night in a hide to observe bears in nature is an experience that we will keep among our dearest memories. As well as the memory of the first bear we saw, spotted, first of all, by Ekaterina!

(Ekaterina and Alessandro Bee)

brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,
brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,

La taiga e le foreste nel nord sono ricche di vita...

The taiga and the forests in the north are full of life...

moose, brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,
brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,
brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,
brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,
brown bear, kajani, finland, bear watching, Ekaterina Bee, traveling with daddy, Alessandro Bee, taiga,
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