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MILAN (AP) — Forestry corps personnel in northern Italy on Tuesday killed a brown bear deemed dangerous to humans by local authorities, sparking protests from animal rights activists and the scrutiny of Italy’s environment minister. M90, the brown bear, was killed by members of the forestry corps in the Sole Valley in the eastern Alps […] | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Rome (AFP) Feb 7, 2024 - A brown bear deemed dangerous to hikers has been culled in the northern Italian Alps, according to authorities, a decision denounced by an animal rights group.

Authorities in northern Italy have culled a brown bear they deemed dangerous to humans, drawing protests from animal rights activists and the scrutiny of Italy’s environment minister. The brown bear M90 was killed by members of the forestry corps in the Sole Valley in the eastern Alps on the orders of Trento provincial president, Maurizio Fugatti. The bear exhibited “excessive confidence and frequentation of urban areas,’’ according to a statement. Animal rights activists are protesting the speed of the order and execution, which did not allow for a stay. Italy's environmental min...

Animal rights activists in Northern Italy are protesting the culling of a brown bear known as M90, an animal who had been documented following humans on occasion.

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