Italy Court Suspends Culling Order for Two Alpine Bears
21st July 2023
A court in Rome has ruled that a culling order for two bears in northern Italy should be suspended. One bear is a 17-year-old female called JJ4. She killed jogger…
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A court in Rome has ruled that a culling order for two bears in northern Italy should be suspended.
One bear is a 17-year-old female called JJ4.
She killed jogger Andrea Papi in the Alps.
We reported on the death on PlanetSKI in April’s News in Brief on Thursday 13th:
The other is named MJ5 and attacked a hiker in the same area weeks earlier.
Italy’s Council of State said the slaughter ruling “appears disproportionate and inconsistent with supranational and national rules”.
The bears’ cause was taken up by animal welfare groups who said the animals were a protected species in Italy.
The case will now referred to a local court for a final appeal by the end of the year.
