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Method & sources

D1 · Visiting page

millionsoffriends.org/en/amp-libearty/visit-the-sanctuary (fetched 18.09.2026, 200): Tuesday–Sunday, Mondays closed for maintenance, guided only (ro/en), seasonal times, limited places, 10-day sale, the under-5 bar, Zărnești address, +40 268 471 202, rules (no flash/smoking, respect), four tours (classic 1h15/2km/from 95 lei 9:45&11:15; private 1h30/2.5km/€200+ticket 9:00&11:00; VIP 2h/4km/€200+€50/€25 9:00–11:00 museum/platform/bunker; super VIP 2h30 train €600/8 Tuesday–Saturday 9:15 plus acclimatization/friendship), 72h prepayment invoiced.

D2 · Planning page

…/plan-your-visit (fetched 18.09.2026, 200): closed days (Monday, Christmas, Easter, New Year), no self-guided visits, year-round tariffs split by day (adult 95/100, child 5–18 50/55, student 18–24 75/80 lei, holidays at weekend prices), disabilities free, over-25s no discount, age proof, camera +50 lei, documentary €200/hour.

D3 · About page

…/about-the-sanctuary (fetched 18.09.2026, 200): largest (self-declared), 69 hectares, 130+ in residence, the 2005 partnership for 49 years, first Cristi and Lidia, three 'nots', 180+ rescued in total. 130/180 as written.

D4 · Park rules

pcrai.ro/reguli-vizitare (fetched 18.09.2026, 200): map/difficulty, the administration and Salvamont, no motors, rubbish with you, marked trails, photographed flowers, quiet, designated camping, food off the tent at 2 meters, see the bear first, signs (scat, stones, logs, anthills, diggings), hearths, refuges. The administration is a Romsilva subunit with legal personality (self-declared).

D5 · Preliminary census

The mmediu.ro release (10.04.2025): 25 counties, 24,000 samples, the Marin Drăcea lab, 95% confidence, 10,419–12,770 specimens, the minister's 'first solid basis / previously controversial'. 'Preliminary' as written.

D6 · Dead domains (explicitly noted)

ampbears.ro: now pills ads, abandoned. libearty.ro: no longer resolves. ursulbrunsinoi.ro (the MMAP bear-project site): gone. Romsilva search yielded no usable guide. Face-to-face meetings: no primary protocol, unwritten.

D7 · Legs

Nominatim + OSRM driving: Brașov–Zărnești 34.6 km / ~39 min, Zărnești–Bran 9.2 km / ~14 min (18.09.2026). The Plaiul Foii saddle toponym unresolved (Bucharest street collision), segment abandoned.

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Site text is original paraphrase; tours, tariffs, code, and figures from official public pages, paraphrased and linked.