The footprints, hair residue, colour of faeces, and claw marks the bears leave are special to their species.

These large mammals have been spotted rolling rocks over in search of insects as well as reaching high into branches looking for berries, honey, etc.

[7] Marsican brown bear cubs grow up very quickly because of their mother's fat-induced milk they feed on, allowing them to roam on their own and be independent after only a few months of existence.

As they grow older, females become fertile and sexually mature at around age three, allowing reproduction early in the mother's life.

[7] These bears mature very quickly and develop a very good sense of hearing and smell, which helps them find food and roam their environment.

[8] The bear's favorite food is the buckthorn berry, which they feast on in the late summer time in the mountains of the Abruzzo park, where the remainder of the subspecies live.

[8] Other components of their diet include meat, eating carcasses as well as hunting for certain wild animals, which is why they are not considered a harmful predator to those around them.

On the other hand, some domestic animals, including sheep, chickens, turkeys and a few others may fall victim to the bear and its sharp claws.

[8] Aside from its eating habits, the Marsican brown bear also learns to begin to look for a dry and safe place to spend its winter.

The few remaining Marsican brown bears are in the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, where high peaks merge into woodland, with much water and land, with scattered villages.

[9] Although wooded environments are usually preferred, it is not uncommon for bears to reach high altitude grasslands or cultivated areas on valley floors.

Bears often travel in Abruzzo to the high-altitude meadows in the summer, and then down to the warmer areas of valley when the temperatures start to cool.

Being omnivores, these bears can adapt themselves to diverse habitats, and thrive as long as they are not disturbed often, and have a developed source of food nearby.

[16] Italy officially protected the Marsican brown bear in 1923 by founding the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise.

They ensure that habitats will stay intact or preserve more, supplying more food to the bears, and implement policies that will reduce bear-human conflicts.

[18] Another effort made by Italians is the Piano d'Azione Nazionale per la Tutela dell'Orso Bruno Marsicano (PATOM), which was formed to help protect the bears.

[12] During 2001, the Italian Ministry of the Environment for Protection of the Territory and the Sea created the action plan for the Conservation of the Marsican brown bear.

[16] Pushing them higher in the mountains helps prevent human-bear interaction and resupply the food supply that is slowly being lost.