A girl was in important situation on Wednesday after a bear assault in a forested space exterior Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, police stated.
The assault on Tuesday occurred on the fringe of the forest in Skofljica, some 6 miles southeast of the capital, as the girl was strolling her canine, police stated.
The bear retreated into the forest after the assault and police have suggested native residents to remain away and be cautious.
“There are several hunters in the field at the same time, who are responsible for possibly deterring bears from points where contact with humans could occur,” police stated. “If it is necessary to increase the number of hunters in the field, we will do so.”
The incident got here simply days after authorities authorised the culling of 206 brown bears, whose inhabitants within the space has grown to round 1,000 bears.
The small Alpine nation of simply over 2 million folks is extensively forested with many protected nature zones. Authorities often approve bear or wolf culls regardless of robust opposition from animal rights teams.
European brown bear (Ursus arctos), within the Notranjska forest, Slovenia, in a 2021 file photograph.
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The nation of Slovakia, to the northeast, has additionally grappled with a surging brown bear inhabitants in addition to assaults on people.
Final month, lawmakers authorised a plan to shoot about 350 brown bears in Slovakia after a person was mauled to demise whereas strolling in a forest there, the BBC reported.
In 2024, a girl died in Slovakia after being chased by a bear by way of dense forest and mountainous terrain.
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