Identified the bear that allegedly attacked two men in Trentino: risks being killed

Identified the bear that allegedly attacked father and son in the Trentino woods. She is a 14 year old female already known in that area

He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him

The bear that allegedly attacked father and son in Trentino in recent days has a name: it's called JJ4 and it's a 14-year-old female. Therefore identified the animal whose story is causing a lot of discussion these days.

On June 22, around 18 pm, the bear attacked two men on Mount Peller, in the locality of Verdé, in the area of ​​Fontana Maora. Although not knowing the exact dynamics of the facts, the "condemnation" of the animal was immediately triggered, also by the Trentino authorities who had announced an order for the killing of the bear:

The order is ready to kill the bear that allegedly attacked father and son in Trentino

According to the first reconstructions, the young man was on a path when he was face to face with the bear, then it is not known whether he tripped or if the bear jumped on him.

Yet another bear put to the pillory, after an attack in Trentino (to be clarified)

What is certain today is that it is JJ4, a well-known bear in Trentino. This was communicated by the Research Unit of Conservation Genetics of the Edmund Mach Foundation (FEM) which disclosed the results of the analyzes conducted on the saliva stains present on the clothes of the two men:

“The DNA on the clothing matches that of a bear named JJ4. It is not, however, possible to ascertain, to date, whether the animal is accompanied by puppies or not. In application of the ordinance, capture activities will now be launched aimed at making it possible to recognize and locate the specimen, also through the conduct of further genetic analyzes, the timing of which cannot be determined in consideration of the objective technical difficulties "explains the Province of Trento by means of a press release.

It is possible that the animal felt attacked, or that it tried to defend any puppies since it is a female, as the thirty section of the LAV pointed out with a post on Facebook. JJ4 is one of the oldest bears in Trentino, daughter of Jurka and historically shy and diffident:

Update? ⚠️ ?? identified the bear that had a close encounter with the two hunters on patrol and ...

Posted by LAV Trentino on Friday, July 3, 2020

According to Lav, it is unclear if the animal was followed by the cubs, but this could probably have been the reason that would have pushed the two hunters off the paths.

"Let's oppose this cruel and unjustified execution order that transforms Trentino into a distant Far West!" is the appeal of the LAV.

According to the LAV, JJ4 has never given any problems. In addition, at least four sightings of bears with cubs were reported in the area of ​​the collision:

"The President of the Province of Trento Maurizio Fugatti put down his guns immediately, we will not accept the killing of another bear, even more so without having ascertained the causes that led to the clash with the people" said Massimo Vitturi, responsible LAV of the Wild Animals Area - we remind Fugatti that after our complaint, his predecessor Ugo Rossi will go on trial in September for the killing of KJ2. The management of coexistence with bears must be based on solid information, the use of weapons demonstrates the total inability to promote coexistence, a primary commitment of every administration ".

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Posted by Gianluca Felicetti on Friday, July 3, 2020

“I will never tire of repeating that it is necessary to work so that those who frequent the woods and mountains know how to deal with the habitats shared with other living beings. Given that our species is by far the most impactful, destructive, aggressive in a creation that, with all its creatures and natural beauties, has been loaned to us by past generations to keep them and leave them as intact as possible for future generations. ”Added Lucia Coppola, regional councilor of Trento.

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Posted by Lucia Coppola on Thursday, July 2, 2020

We can only hope that the fate of the poor bear is not sealed and that she will not be brutally killed while wandering in her woods.

Sources of reference: Province of Trento, Lav Trentino

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