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Waterproofing specialist Gore-Tex is running a competition to give four people the chance to study brown bears in the Spanish Pyrenees, while also improving their photography.

The four-day project is one of Gore-Tex’s many Experience Tours, where competition winners get to try a variety of exciting activities both in the UK and abroad. 

Brown bears were re-introduced into the Pyrenees in the late 1990s, as part of an EU project, and there are now about 30 bears in the mountains. The prize winners will be joined by two forest rangers, who know the best places to spot the bears; a biology expert, who will give the team an insight into the bears’ eating habits, habitat and behaviour; and a professional photographer, who will help the participants improve their outdoor photo skills.

To enter, sign up at the Gore Tex Experience Tour website where you’ll be asked about your motivation for wanting to be on the tour and why you care about protecting animals and the environment. The top applicants will then be put to a Facebook vote, with Gore-Tex choosing four winners from the 10 entrants with the most votes. 

Application is open until 10 July and the trip, conducted in English, will take place between 13-16 September. For more info and to enter go to http://www.experience-tour.com/tour/bear-watching-wilderness.

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