This Bachelor’s thesis investigates whether brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Slovenia systematically adjust their proximity to human settlements between day and night. The analysis is based on GPS telemetry data from 41 individuals and applies linear mixed-effects models. Results show that bears occur significantly closer to settlements at night than during the day, indicating temporal adaptation to human activity. However, the effect size is small, suggesting a weak but consistent diel pattern. Demographic influences are limited, with younger individuals showing stronger day–night differences. The human shield hypothesis is not supported at the population level. Bears in expansion areas were generally closer to settlements and exhibited stronger diel differences than those in the core area. Individual identity accounted for most of the variance, while fixed effects explained only a small proportion. The findings suggest that temporal adjustments may facilitate coexistence in human-dominated landscapes. However, interpretation is constrained by missing variables such as settlement density and feeding sites.