Emergencies
Forest worker seriously injured by brown bear in Slovakia
Clashes between brown bears and people are increasing in Slovakia. Just a few days ago, a mushroom hunter and a hiker were attacked.
Social Democrat Parliament Speaker Peter Pellegrini, who is running in Saturday’s presidential election, announced that a special session of Parliament would be scheduled for Tuesday. The reason is the recent increase in clashes between brown bears and people. “The state must first and foremost protect the lives and health of people and only then that of predators,” Pellegrini told the news agency.
At the weekend, a mushroom hunter and a hiker were attacked and injured by bears. In mid-March, a bear that strayed into the urban area of the small town of Liptovsky Mikulas injured five people.