Correspondence:Anastasia Th. Komnenou Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, AUTH, St. Voutyra 11, GR-54627 Thessaloniki, Greece. Tel: 0030-2310994443, E-mail: natakomn@vet.auth.gr; natakomn@gmail.com Ααφα: Αναστασία Κομνηνού, Αν. Καθηγήτρια, Κλινική Ζώων Συντροφιάς, Τομέας Κλινικών, Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας, Τμήμα Κτηνιατρικής, Α.Π.Θ., Στ. Βουτυρά 11, GR 54627 Θεσσαλονίκη, Ελλάδα, τηλ: 00302310-994443, 00306945531850 email: natakomn@vet.auth.gr, natakomn@gmail.com Date of initial submission: 29 August 2014 Date of revised submission: 30 September 2014 Date of acceptance: 2 October 2014 Ηεα α : 29 Αστ 2014 Ηεα ααε : 30 ετε 2014 Ηεα αδ: 2 τ 2014 J HELLENIC VET MED SOC 2016, 67(3): 163-170 ΕΕ 2016, 67(3): 163-170 Research article Ερευνητικό άρθρο First successful hand-rearing and release to the wild of two orphan brown bear cubs in Greece Komnenou A.Th. 1 , Karamanlidis A.A. 2,3 , Kazakos G.M. 4 , Kyriazis A.P. 5 , Avgerinou M. 2 , Papa- kostas G. 2 , Stefanidis K. 2 , Beecham J.J. 6 1 Exotic & Wildlife Medicine Unit, Clinic of Companion Animals, Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, St. Voutyra 11, GR-54627 Thessaloniki, Greece 2 ARCTUROS - Civil Society for the Protection and Management of Wildlife and the Natural Environment, GR-53075 Florina, Greece 3 Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO-1432 Ås, Norway 4 Unit of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Clinic of Companion Animals, Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, St. Voutyra 11, GR-54627 Thessaloniki, Greece 5 Standard Veterinary Clinic, Chalkis 3, GR-54640 Thessaloniki, Greece 6 7252 N. Pierce Park Lane, Boise, ID 83703, U.S.A Η πρώτη επιτυχής περίθαλψη και επανένταξη δύο νεαρών ορφανών καφέ αρκούδων (Ursus arctos) στην Ελλάδα Κομνηνού Α.1 , Καραμανλίδης Α2,3, Καζάκος Γ4. Κυριαζής Α.5, Aυγερινού M.2, Παπακώστας Γ.2, Στεφανίδης Κ.2 , Beecham J.J. 1 δα Ετ & Ά Ζ,  Ζ τφ, α ,  Εστ εα, α τατ, Α..Θ., τ. Βτ 11, GR 54627 Θεσσα, Εδα 2 Α - Αστ Εταεα στασα & Δαεσ Φσ ετ, GR-53075, Φα, Εδα 3 α α α Δαεσ Φσ ,  αεστ τ Εστ τ Ζ, -1432 Ε, α 4 δα Αασσα α Ετατ Θεαεα,  Ζ τφ, α ,  Εστ εα, α τατ, Α..Θ., τ. Βτ 11, GR 54627 Θεσσα, Εδα 5 τ Ιατε Ζ,  3, GR-54640, Θεσσα, Εδα 6 7252 δ Pierce Park, σ, ID 83703, Η..Α.