2023-05-01 23:02:07
After a group of hikers found the decomposing carcass of a brown bear in Trentino, northern Italy, the cause of death is now a mystery. The bear has now been identified, and based on its ear tag it was determined that it was an animal known as a “problem bear” with the identifier “M62”. According to initial assumptions, he was fatally injured by a fellow animal.
“M62” was considered dangerous because he had recently lost his fear of humans. The male bear belongs to the same litter as “M57”, who was caught in 2020 after attacking a carabiniere in the municipality of Andalo, and “F43”, a female who was caught in September 2022 due to an incorrect dose of anesthetic during the capture to change the radio collar had died. “M62” probably attacked by fellow bears. The carcass of the bear has already been recovered by the Trentino Forest Service and subjected to an initial examination. Based on the wounds, it is assumed that “M62” was attacked by another adult bear. Territorial fights among males are nothing unusual, especially during the mating season, but they rarely end fatally. The exact cause of death is now to be determined, the authority said. Protest against the killing of “JJ4” The bear issue is currently being hotly debated, especially in Italy, after a female bear fatally injured a jogger three weeks ago. Last week the bear “JJ4″ was captured, she is in an animal protection center in Casteller near Trento. Around 300 animal rights activists demonstrated in front of the center last Sunday against the killing of the bear. Activists from an animal rights movement poured a red liquid into the Neptune Fountain in the center of the northern Italian city of Trento on Monday. In a short time the water turned blood red. They were protesting against the decision of Trentino’s governor Maurizio Fugatti to kill three problem bears. He alone is responsible for the disgrace that stains one of the most beautiful regions of Italy,” said a statement from the animal welfare organization Cento per cento animalisti.
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