A lady was in essential situation on Wednesday after a bear assault in a forested space outdoors Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, police mentioned.
The assault on Tuesday occurred on the fringe of the forest in Skofljica, some 6 miles southeast of the capital, as the lady was strolling her canine, police mentioned.
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 mentioned. “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 accepted 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 broadly forested with many protected nature zones. Authorities sometimes approve bear or wolf culls regardless of sturdy opposition from animal rights teams.
Two bear assaults on folks have been recorded in 2022, based on Slovenia’s official STA information company.
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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 accepted 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 lady died in Slovakia after being chased by a bear by means of dense forest and mountainous terrain.
