After a jogger in northern Italy was attacked and killed by the female bear JJ4, who has since been captured, the heated debate over the coexistence of bears and humans continues to escalate. An administrative court in Trento stopped the order of Trentino Governor Maurizio Fugatti to kill another problem bear, known by the code MJ5. The bear attacked and injured a man in March.
The administrative court upheld an objection from animal protection LAV against the intended killing of the problem bear. Trentino authorities can now capture, but not kill, MJ5. The association had officially declared its willingness to immediately move MJ5 to a safe place for Fugatti and Italian Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin.
Bears as “victims of disturbance by walkers”
The Animal Welfare Association welcomed the decision of the Trentino court. “We wish to challenge the criteria for assessing the danger of bears considered ‘aggressive’ because they themselves are primarily victims of disturbance from onlookers, migrants and more often hunters and poachers,” the statement said. animal protection organization. .
The governor of Trentino, Maurizio Fugatti, sees the situation differently. “With these numbers, living with the bears is impossible,” confirmed the president of the province of Trento. The governor pointed out that the province of Trento is working with the Ministry of the Environment in Rome to find solutions to bring the bears abroad.
Bear killed young jogger
Two weeks ago, a 26-year-old jogger was found dead on a forest path in the Caldes commune of Trentino, in a valley (Val di Sole) popular with hikers and tourists. A female bear that had attracted attention several times had killed the man. It is the sister of the “problem bear” Bruno, who was shot dead in Bavaria in 2006.
After an attack in 2020, the bear should have been dead, a court ruled against the murder. The bear was captured on Tuesday and is in an animal protection center in Casteller near Trento.
According to the province of Trento, the number of bears in the area has increased enormously since the EU project “Life Ursus”. Instead of the planned 50, about 100 wild animals have now settled in the area.
Source: Krone
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