North America:
* Alaska: The largest population of brown bears in the world lives in Alaska.
* Canada: Found in British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Manitoba.
* United States: Found in the contiguous United States, mainly in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Washington.
Europe:
* Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Finland
* Russia: Found in Siberia and the European part of Russia.
* Romania: The Carpathian Mountains
* Spain: The Cantabrian Mountains
* Italy: The Apennines
* Slovenia: The Julian Alps
* Bulgaria: The Rhodope Mountains
* Albania: The Albanian Alps
Asia:
* Russia: The Kamchatka Peninsula and the Far East.
* China: The Tibetan Plateau and the north-eastern provinces.
* Japan: The island of Hokkaido
Important to note:
* The specific distribution of brown bears within these regions can vary depending on habitat availability, food resources, and human presence.
* Climate change is impacting their habitats and distribution.
* They are considered a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to habitat loss, hunting, and human conflict.