A deadly brown bear assault on a 19-year-old feminine vacationer hiker despatched shockwaves by Romanian society, prompting the prime minister to recall lawmakers from recess to enact laws to take care of bear ‘overpopulation’ within the nation.
And MPs apparently got here again with a vengeance, approving measures that many may take into account excessive.
CBS reported:
“Romania’s parliament on Monday authorized the killing of almost 500 bears this yr to manage ‘overpopulation’ of the protected species after a deadly assault on a 19-year-old hiker sparked nationwide outrage.”
The bear assaults the younger girl on the path, drags her into the bushes and throws her right into a ditch, touchdown behind her.
After making an attempt to assault the rescuers, the bear was shot lifeless.
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Romania has the most important inhabitants of brown bears in Europe – outdoors of Russia. It stands at round 8,000.
Romania has had 26 deaths and 274 critical accidents within the final 20 years.
“Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu summoned lawmakers from their summer time recess to attend an emergency session of parliament after a younger hiker was killed on a well-liked path in Romania’s Carpathian Mountains.
Together with passing laws to manage the brown bear inhabitants, Parliament noticed a second of silence in reminiscence of the 19-year-old hiker.”
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Involved concerning the bear’s ‘overpopulation’, lawmakers have licensed the culling of 481 bears in 2024 – greater than double final yr’s whole of 220.
Evidently, environmental teams condemned the measure. They advocate ‘higher waste administration’ or ‘stopping individuals from feeding animals’.
Based on knowledge introduced final week by Romanian authorities, in 2023, round 7,500 emergency calls had been recorded, greater than double the earlier yr.”
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Teenage woman mauled to dying by brown bear in Romania – Lawmakers known as again from recess to vote on measures to forestall frequent assaults
