Braunbär im Heidelberger Zoo
Date 2009
Source Self-photographed
Author --Xocolatl 17:18, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HD_Braunb%C3%A4r_2.jpg

The Syrian brown bear (Ursus arctos syriacus) is a relatively small subspecies of brown bear ((Ursus arctos) native to the Middle East. Within the former Soviet Union, it occurs in Turkmenistan. Outside the ex-USSR,It occurs in Iran, Iraq and Turkey. It is extinct in Israel, and, more recently, in Syria. The Syrian brown bear may still exist in Lebanon.