Posted on 05/21/2010 4:38:00 PM PDT by george76
A brown bear has gone on the rampage in the Italian Dolomites, killing donkeys, chickens and sheep and prompting shepherds and farmers to call for it to be killed.
Anxious locals in the mountains around the town of Asiago fear that it is only a matter of time before the bear attacks a hiker or shepherd.
The bear can cover up to 30 miles in a day.
"I'm worried for the safety of cows up in the pastures, but we also have an obligation to protect the bear and avoid any sort of violent end," said Attilio Schneck, the president of the local province of Vicenza.
Italy was outraged in 2006 when one of "their" bears, a male called Bruno, wandered across the Alps into Bavaria and was shot dead by German hunters.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
When gunpowder speaks, beasts obey.
;-)
What do you expect, this is ITALY!
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