![]() ![]() ![]() "Italy is a great success story," said Lana Ciarniello (opens in new tab), an independent researcher in Canada and co-chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Human-Bear Conflicts Expert Team (opens in new tab), of which Groff is also a member. Related: 'Prehistoric' mummified bear discovered in Siberian permafrost isn't what we thought Today, there are around 100 bears in Trentino-Alto Adige. The European Union-funded Life Ursus project (opens in new tab) brought bears from Slovenia to the region as part of conservation efforts to establish a minimum viable population of around 40 to 60 individuals. How many bears are there in the Trentino-Alto Adige?īrown bears ( Ursus arctos) were on the brink of extinction in the Alps in 1999, with only a handful surviving in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of Italy. However, bear-related incidents like this fuel a long-running debate about the presence of bears in the region. Papi's death marks the first fatal bear attack in Italy, according to the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera (opens in new tab). ![]()
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