When Bears get too close to human towns!!!!!!!
You might not be aware, but there are still some remaining Bears in the Central Europe, Italy, Switzerland and there abouts. But for how much longer?
I read this story in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
Their article is in Italian, but if you'd like to read it click:
http://www.repubblica.it/2007/06/sezioni/ambiente/orsa-jurka/abbattuto-jj3/abbattuto-jj3.html
JJ3
Berne Zoo (Switzerland) had offered to give this bear a home, but the Swiss Federal Authorities had maintained that the bear, known as JJ3, had become too dangerous to allow to continue to roam around the villages in the Canton of Grigioni.
JJ3 had followed the the same destiny as his half brother Bruno: he too had been killed because he had become too dangerous for man.
Bruno
Yesterday it was the turn of JJ3.
Jurka, the mother of both these bears, had herself cause some alarm previously, by getting to close to human settlements and their animals (chickens) and ski resorts. She had not been aggressive, just that she had become to comfortable in human areas.
The past year Jurka has been in roaming in an enclosed area in the Trento area of northern Italy. She was captured on the 28th of June 2007. Jurka was sedated with a dart, and moved to the penned in area, which is surrounded by an electrified fence.
Jurka
Jurka was examined and found to be in good health and weighing 130kg. She has been moved temporarily to try an area where she will be very removed from any humans in order to return her to the wild in the future.
Jurka has also been fitted with a radio collar to monitor her movements.
It seems that at the moment the population of bears in the Trentino region numbers just 20-25 examples, with 13 cubs noted in the past seven years. The trend is positive so it looks hopeful for Bears in Central Europe, Italy in particular.
Some Good News in the end then.
Vince De Luca.
I read this story in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
Their article is in Italian, but if you'd like to read it click:
http://www.repubblica.it/2007/06/sezioni/ambiente/orsa-jurka/abbattuto-jj3/abbattuto-jj3.html
JJ3Berne Zoo (Switzerland) had offered to give this bear a home, but the Swiss Federal Authorities had maintained that the bear, known as JJ3, had become too dangerous to allow to continue to roam around the villages in the Canton of Grigioni.
JJ3 had followed the the same destiny as his half brother Bruno: he too had been killed because he had become too dangerous for man.
BrunoYesterday it was the turn of JJ3.
Jurka, the mother of both these bears, had herself cause some alarm previously, by getting to close to human settlements and their animals (chickens) and ski resorts. She had not been aggressive, just that she had become to comfortable in human areas.
The past year Jurka has been in roaming in an enclosed area in the Trento area of northern Italy. She was captured on the 28th of June 2007. Jurka was sedated with a dart, and moved to the penned in area, which is surrounded by an electrified fence.
JurkaJurka was examined and found to be in good health and weighing 130kg. She has been moved temporarily to try an area where she will be very removed from any humans in order to return her to the wild in the future.
Jurka has also been fitted with a radio collar to monitor her movements.
It seems that at the moment the population of bears in the Trentino region numbers just 20-25 examples, with 13 cubs noted in the past seven years. The trend is positive so it looks hopeful for Bears in Central Europe, Italy in particular.
Some Good News in the end then.
Vince De Luca.
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