A 26-year-old jogger was killed by a bear while jogging, what do we know about this brutal, horrific attack in Europe?

A tragic incident brought the bears back to the table in Italy. young man who 26 years He died after a bear attack on April 5 while jogging.

Attack near the village

Our colleagues from Western France We were informed that a young man, Andrea Papi, was jogging on a hiking trail in the Tremitine region of Italy. He was a jogger Bear is surprised As he was advancing on a half-forest, half-mountain track near Caldes Village, a source close to the investigation told them.

Fearing never to see the young runner return, his family called the authorities. After several hours of searching, rescuers found his body in a ravine during the night from Wednesday to Thursday. Notice Deep wounds in the neck, arms and stomach. Obviously, some of these wounds are signs of a A large carnivore attack.

The results of the autopsy published on Friday confirm this first hypothesis: Andrea Papi died from injuries sustained by a bear.

What do you do with the bear?

This is the first time that such an attack has been recorded in the country, which has caused excitement and questions. The first concerns the fate of the bear responsible for this tragedy.

In response to a question by our colleagues, Environmental NGO WWF He said the bear that inflicted the man’s wounds should be “kept out of harm’s way”. For her, euthanizing that animal would be less harmful than letting the local population live in fear and hatred against the entire species if only one of its members was dangerous.

Removing this individual reduces the risk of new, similar occurrences and improves the population’s social acceptance of the species.

This past March, he remembers Figaro, a man was attacked by such a plant in the area. Some Italians demand the slaughter of dangerous specimens and their identification. He enters 120 and 200 bears in ItalyMost of them live in Trentino and Arbuzo, in the center of the country.

Life Ursus project

In 2021, 69 bears were registered on Italian soil. Established between 1996 and 2004, the Life Ursus project has made it possible to preserve listed specimens and reintroduce individuals into the Autonomous Province of Trentino.

For Annamaria Procacci, a member of the National Society for the Protection of Animals, there is a lack of precautionary measures with the locals.

The man is not the target of predation by the bear, on the contrary, it is a particularly fearsome animal that keeps its distance. Discourage access to areas where mothers and young people are.