The MASE decided:the Jj4 bear will go to Romania

The Libearty Bear Sanctuary in Zarnesti is ready to welcome her

The bear JJ4, who he attacked and killed Andrea Papi, it could end up in Romania.The Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security has acquired the willingness to authorize the transfer of the specimen from the Casteller center in Trento to Libearty Bear Sanctuary of Zarnesti.«More specifically, – we read in a note – the ministry's task force engaged in the definition of a strategic plan for the management of bears and all wild animals, coordinated by the undersecretary Claudio Barbaro on behalf of the minister Pichetto, has in recent interested the Cites scientific commission for weeks to verify the availability of more suitable foreign structures to host the brown bear specimen to avoid its culling".«The Commission of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security - adds the note - responsible for scientifically verifying and guaranteeing the sustainability of trade in endangered animal and plant species, has also communicated the activation of a working group , coordinated by Professor Petretti, to facilitate the transfer of the animal and identify further availability for the future in addition to the structure already reported".The Romanian one is a specialized center, the largest in the world for bears.Rainer Schneider, veterinarian and medical director of the Cras «Stella del Nord» of the Italian League for the Defense of Animals and the Environment, carried out an inspection to verify its suitability, and forwarded his opinion to the parliamentary Intergroup for animal rights and environmental protection chaired by the Honourable Michela Vittoria Brambilla.