The bear “JJ4”, who killed a jogger (26), may not be shot for the time being. An Italian court has now suspended the shooting order, responding to an appeal from animal welfare groups.
The LAV and LAC clubs, which had previously strongly criticized the shooting order, had appealed to the court. The order to kill the bear came from Trentino-Alto Adige regional president Maurizio Fugatti and was issued last week. On May 11, there will be a hearing before the administrative court in Trento.
“The bears and citizens of Trentino have the right to live together in peace,” said the animal protection organization LAV. As reported, a 26-year-old jogger was attacked and killed by the bear in the municipality of Caldes last week. A DNA comparison confirmed this. The animal is the sister of the “problem bear” “Bruno” who was shot dead in Bavaria in 2006. She should have been killed in 2020 after attacking a father and his son on Monte Peller. At the time, a court ruled against killing the animal.
Criticism from animal welfare organizations
The debate about the coexistence of bears and humans has now come to a head in Italy. County officials want to kill the bear and reduce the number of animals in the area overall. Animal welfare organizations have criticized these plans.
Source: Krone
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