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Italy court suspends death order for bear

An Italian court on Friday suspended for at least another month a culling order for a bear blamed for the killing of a 26-year-old runner in the Italian Alps. The death of Andrea Papi, on April 5, reopened a debate in Italy on the coexistence between humans and wildlife in an area that was repopulated with bears from 1999 thanks to an Eu-funded program. The bear in question, a 17-yearold female known as JJ4, was captured by park rangers after her involvement in the attack was established by DNA evidence. The local provincial government says the animal needs to be put down as it has a history of attacking humans, but environmental groups object. The Trento administrative court partially upheld the groups' appeals and froze the killing order until June 27, giving parties time to submit further evidence. Environmental groups were asked, in particular, to elaborate on their proposal to move the bear to a reserve in Italy or abroad, as an alternative to culling.

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