Romania to cull 500 bears to curb overpopulation after deadly attack
Al JazeeraNew law authorises the killing of 481 bears in 2024, more than twice last year’s total of 220, amid outcry after deadly attack on 19-year-old hiker. Romania’s government has more than doubled the number of bears that park rangers can legally kill, approving the culling of almost 500 bears this year following a deadly attack on a hiker that caused a nationwide outcry. The law adopted on Monday in an emergency meeting of parliament authorises the culling of 481 bears in a bid to control “overpopulation” in the protected species, a figure that is more than twice last year’s total of 220 bears culled. Foundation Conservation Carpathia, a private conservation group, said “the number of problem bears and the damages they cause fluctuates yearly and is not directly proportional to the rise in bear density”.
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