A brown bear hit on Sora-Avezzano:“He's fine”

After the collision, the mammal hid in a bush along the road embankment.There are no traces of blood on the asphalt and the animal is alive and able to walk

ROME – This night around 1.30 am a bear was hit on the Sora-Avezzano highway, near the Canistro junction.This is communicated by Abruzzo Lazio and Molise National Park.
The highway in question is a major road artery that crosses the Roveto Valley- explains the Park -, an area that has had a stable presence of bears for several years now, as a natural corridor connecting the core area of ​​the Park and the Simbruini Regional Park.

The accident was reported to 112 of the Carabinieri who alerted the veterinary service of ASL who in turn asked for the support of Leonardo Gentile, Park veterinarian.Those who intervened on site ascertained that the bear was alive and he had taken refuge inside a thick bush along the road embankment.Unable to intervene due to the vegetation and the darkness, with the first light of dawn and thanks to the intervention of an Anas operating machine, the animal moved allowing us to verify that it could walk and move.Immediately afterwards the bear burrowed back into an area of ​​very dense vegetation where he was left in peace.
No traces of blood were found either on the asphalt or in the place where he was stopped for several hours.The remaining people remained on site Park ranger and i Forestry Carabinieri who will monitor the area and the developments in the bear's health status, concludes the Park.