A bear that mauled a runner to demise has been captured in Italy.
The animal, named Jj4, was lured to a lure in a nationwide park, officers in Trento, northern Italy, stated.
The 17-year-old feminine bear killed 26-year-old Andrea Papi whereas he was out on a run earlier this month.
Mr Papi’s household have stated they are not looking for the bear to be killed.
After being trapped, Jj4 was sedated and brought to a holding centre, pending a remaining determination on her destiny.
Her three cubs that along with her on the time had been freed, unhurt.
Trento authorities wished the bear euthanised however animal rights teams efficiently appealed to a courtroom to have the kill order suspended.
Trento’s provincial president, Maurizio Fugatti, stated he nonetheless hopes Jj4 might be euthanised however campaigners say they’re ready to defend the bear “by way of all accessible authorized means”.
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Jj4 was born to 2 bears delivered to Italy from Slovenia twenty years in the past as a part of an EU-funded programme to repopulate the brown bear inhabitants that had been dwindling to the purpose of close to extinction.
She is identical animal that injured a father and his son strolling in Trento in 2020.
Mr Fugatti stated Mr Papi’s demise may have been averted if Jj4 had been put down in 2020.
She was on account of be killed then however was saved by a authorized intervention.
Jj4’s siblings, Jj1 and Jj3, had been each put down on account of their aggressive behaviour, in line with Italian media.
The Life Ursus challenge launched three male and 6 feminine bears into the Trento forests in 1999. Since then, the brown bear inhabitants has risen to greater than 100 recognized bears, with rising encounters with individuals.
There are actually plans to switch 60 “extra” bears from the area.