After the death of a jogger: female bear caught from northern Italy

She attacked and killed a jogger in early April – now the wild bear JJ4 has been captured in northern Italy. Since the man’s death, the country has been the subject of controversy about the coexistence of bears and humans.

After the deadly attack on a jogger in northern Italy, the wild bear JJ4 has been captured, according to the province of Trentino. The animal was found at night in the area around the forests of the area, the province said.

The regional president of Trentino-Alto Adige, Maurizio Fugatti, shared a picture of the drugged bear on Twitter.

Incident occurred in early April

A 26-year-old jogger was attacked and killed by the bear at the beginning of April in the Trentino municipality of Caldes in a valley (Val di Sole) popular with hikers and tourists. A DNA comparison confirmed this.

The comparison also confirmed: JJ4 was the sister of the 2006 “problem bear” Bruno shot dead in Bavaria. The Italian province then ordered the JJ4 to be shot down in order to “preserve public safety”.

However, the administrative court in Trento suspended the order last week. Animal welfare organizations had appealed the order.

Policy debate about wild bears

In Italy, since the death of the Trentino jogger, the debate about the coexistence of bears and humans has come to a head. The province wants to halve the number of bears in the northern Italian region. She also advocated killing aggressive bears. According to media reports, various mayors from the region around the Val di Sole have recently campaigned for a tough crackdown.

Animal rights activists, on the other hand, criticize the plans and advocate the establishment of wildlife corridors or raising public awareness of how to deal with wild animals.