Search under way for two cubs after man shoots rare bear dead, reportedly telling police he fired out of fear
Italian politicians and wildlife experts have condemned the fatal shooting of an endangered brown bear, as a search was under way for her two cubs.
Amarena was one of only about 60 such bears in the park and one its most prolific females. The marsican brown bear, endemic to central Italy, is considered at an elevated risk of extinction. Prosecutors were looking into a possible charge of animal killing, and police took the rifle, which was legally owned by man, as part of their investigation, the LaPresse news agency said.
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