The slow slaughter of bears in Trentino:already seven found dead

In the autonomous province of Trento, the bears they continue to die.In recent days, near the towns of Bresimo and Ronzone, others two plantigrades were found lifeless, while last September 27th, in Sella Giudicarie (in Val Bondone) the carcass of the bear was found F36.At the moment, the causes of the deaths are unknown, but animal rights associations want to see clearly and promise to fight:in 2023 alone, in fact, they are well 7 bear specimens died in circumstances to be clarified.Precisely in relation to the death of F36, the legal office of Enpa - represented by Valentina Stefutti - had presented a request last Monday complaint for killing an animal, killing a protected species and killing a bear.Now, in light of the new findings, he has presented two other complaints for the same crimes.

To give the news of the discovery of the bodies of the two bears was the province of Trento with a concise press note.“The carcasses of two bears were found in the municipalities of Bresimo and Ronzone – it is written in the press release -.The first of the two specimens has already been recovered and delivered to the Venice Zooprophylactic Institute."Enpa suffered reacted underlining in a note that "overall since the beginning of the year, 7 bear specimens have died in circumstances yet to be clarified, namely almost one a month;a real one statistical anomaly which, according to the association, cannot be explained by chance, but which makes it increasingly probable malicious origin“.The new complaints filed by the body, in addition to wanting to clarify the causes of yet another deaths, have the aim of contributing to giving impetus for investigations.“What is happening in this part of Italy is absolutely inconceivable and is the result – continues Enpa – of a poisoned climate, set on fire for electoral reasons.We would really like to know what our Environment Minister, locked in his silence, thinks about it.Until now, minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin has pleaded for various causes, often supporting the faunicidal policy endorsed by the government, by the Regions and by the majority.We are still waiting for the minister to say a word for the bears of Trentino and to promote a strong initiative against poaching.As is within its institutional prerogatives."Also making itself heard is the Anti-vivisectionist League (Leal), which instructed its legal office to file a request for access to the documents in order to understand "the ways and circumstances of the discovery, and the request for the presence of one of our veterinary experts in the autopsy phases".

In the autonomous province of Trento, politics has done something real psychological terrorism on the topic of wildlife, which may have fueled poaching phenomena in a general climate of impunity.On this front, the president of the province has taken on a leading role Maurizio Fugatti, which has signed several over the last few months abatement orders of a series of specimens of wolves and bears, in some cases immediately suspended by the TAR (as in the case of F36), in others, subsequently, by the Council of State (JJ4 and MJ5).Last July, Fugatti managed to insert in the budget adjustment law a “bear-killing” and “wolf-killing” regulations which not only removes the Higher Institute for Environmental Promotion and Research from the management of wild fauna, but also offers the Autonomous Province the possibility of "authorizing killings without having to ask for the (prior) opinion of the Institute".Even allowing, under specific conditions, to “shoot on sight” to bears and wolves.

[by Stefano Baudino]