The number of bears in Trentino is growing. The abatement law has been approved

After a 12-hour session with 2 votes against, 11 abstentions and 19 in favour, it was the law on the culling of bears in Trentino was approved.

Controversy over their danger continues

According to a recent estimate they are 98 The specimens of the category "Large carnivoresthe presents in the autonomous province of Trento, with an annual increase of 10%.

The controversy over their danger does not subside, because bears they are coming closer always more often ai inhabited centers and residents no longer feel safe.

This is why the Province of Trento has approved a draft law that will allow the killing of a maximum of 8 specimens per year, if deemed "problematic with human beings", as was the case of Andrea Papi, the 26-year-old from Caldes who died following an attack by a bear.

Angry animal rights activists?

This decision will undoubtedly unleash the fury of animal rights activists who, already at the time of Papi's death, strongly protested against the decision to kill the bear responsible and pointed the finger at the management of wildlife by the Italian authorities.