Almost every day there are reports of bear sightings or dangerous wildlife encounters in Europe. A forest ranger and a hunter were attacked and injured by a brown bear in northern Slovakia on Monday.
The two men followed the trail of a shot wild boar in a wooded area near the village of Visnove near the northern Slovak regional capital of Zilina. They apparently startled the bear, which was likely resting in the undergrowth, the state conservation spokeswoman told the TASR news agency. The bear therefore attacked the ranger first and then the hunter when he shot at the bear.
Warning for injured bear
Both men were injured and required hospital treatment, but the injuries were not life-threatening, the spokeswoman said. The police, nature conservation and the Visnove municipal council called on the population to be more careful and advised to avoid the forest area if possible. The bear was probably injured by the hunter’s shot and can therefore now react all the more aggressively.
The bear issue is currently hotly debated, especially in Italy, after a female bear fatally injured a jogger three weeks ago. The wild animal codenamed “JJ4” was captured last week and is in an animal protection center in Casteller near Trento. Some 300 animal rights activists demonstrated in front of the center against the killing of the bear last Sunday.
Source: Krone
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