2024-07-17 05:54:32
(24 News) In view of the increasing attacks of bears on humans in Romania, the Parliament approved the killing of 500 bears.
According to foreign media reports, the Romanian parliament has approved the killing of about 500 bears to control the number of bears. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Environment, 26 people have been killed and 274 seriously injured in bear attacks over the past 20 years.
In Romania, voices have been raised from time to time against bear attacks on humans, but recently after the death of a 20-year-old hiker in a bear attack, there was a storm across the country, after which the Prime Minister called an emergency session of the parliament. In which the members approved the killing of 481 bears, the members of parliament said that due to the excessive population of bears, there are incidents of attacks on humans, so a reduction in their number is inevitable.
On the other hand, environmental groups have rejected the Romanian government’s move. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has said that killing hundreds of bears is not the solution to the problem. That in order to prevent bear attacks on humans, effective measures should be taken to keep these animals away from human populations.
It should be noted that the highest number of brown bears in Europe is found in Romania, according to the Ministry of Environment, there are 8000 brown bears in Romania, which is the largest number of these animals in the world after Russia.
2024-07-17 05:54:32