2023-09-01 21:29:31
A brown bear in danger of extinction was killed by a man near San Benedetto dei Marsi, in Abruzzo (central Italy), a gesture condemned on Friday by animal rights activists.
« black cherry », often photographed this summer walking with her cubs, was one of the most popular brown bears in the Abruzzo National Park. She was shot and killed by a 56-year-old man who was quickly identified and said he found her on the grounds of his property outside the National Park, police said.
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Black cherry “never caused any problems for people” et “nothing justified” cut down, according to officials of the Abruzzo National Park.
The animal was one of 60 brown bears in the National Park and her two cubs, now motherless, are actively sought after.
” Hard blow “
It is “incomprehensible” that such an animal which posed no danger could be slaughtered, lamented the president of the Abruzzo region, Marco Marsilio.
The Marsican brown bear, native to central Italy, is a critically endangered subspecies of the brown bear.
The death of Amarena “represents a blow that reduces the chances of survival of these bears”, denounced in a press release the NGO World Wide Fund (WWF) Italy. WWF said it was considering taking civil action against the shooter.
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