• Bear injures father and son in Trentino

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July 10, 2020 "The struggle for life is a struggle that does not have and must not have colors of belonging. Thanks for your work that has led to this result. I am at your side to save every life". This is the comment that the Minister for the Environment, Sergio Costa, published on the Lav Facebook page, which communicated the news of the suspension of the Tar of Trento on the JJ4 abatement order signed by the president of the Autonomous Province of Trento, Maurizio Fugatti.

The appeal
The Tar of Trento partially accepted the appeal lodged by the animal and environmental associations against the order to kill the bear JJ4 signed by the president of the Autonomous Province, Maurizio Fugatti (Lega), following the aggression of two people, father and son, on Mount Peller, in Trentino. The appeal to administrative justice was filed by Lav, WWF, Lac, Lipu and Lndc. The Tar, in essence, believes that before the killing - however provided by the Pacobace protocol in case of danger - the Province of Trento must first put in place measures such as the capture and imprisonment of the animal, as well as proceeding to apply to the bear the radio collar. Disproportionate

ordinance
The Minister of the Environment, Serio Costa (M5s), announced that he had "formalized yesterday evening the request to the District Attorney of the State to urgently lodge an appeal before the TAR to obtain the annulment of the order for the abatement of the orsa Gaia. Our aim is to guarantee the best possible coexistence between man and nature ". The minister had spoken of an "order decidedly disproportionate to the exceptional nature of what happened".

Fugatti: "We work for the capture"
"The minister tells us where we have to take the dangerous bears and the supernumerary bears. We also take on the transport costs, but the minister tells us where to take it. We work for the capture". This was stated by the president of the Autonomous Province of Trento, Maurizio Fugatti, commenting on the decision of the Tar of Trento, which suspended the abatement order for the bear JJ4. "The Tar as a precaution says that killing cannot be applied, but that other methods must be identified such as capture by subsequent captivation or capture by radio marking. We take note of it and await the merit of the measure. The theme - added Fugatti - is that there are always more dangerous cases, so I expect the ministry to indicate where to bring dangerous subjects. The numbers we have are higher than we can manage. It is good that the minister intervenes, but we don't want to wait for the next Trentino attacked by a bear ".

Oipa: "Suspend capture"
"We thank the Minister of the Environment Sergio Costa for supporting the battle for the salvation of the bear JJ4, sentenced to death by the President of the Province of Trento Maurizio Fugatti. Now we ask that the catches are also suspended. L The area is beaten by the catches of all the bears that come within range in order to compare the DNA ". Oipa asks in a note, claiming that "today is only a small result. The battle to save JJ4 continues".

Enpa: Stunned by Fugatti's declarations "
In a note, the members of Enpa, the National Authority for the Protection of Animals, say they are" stunned, but not surprised "by the statements of the President of the Autonomous Province of Trento, Maurizio Fugatti," in defense of his indefensible death certificate against the bear JJ4 and the personal interpretation of Pacobace. This is also why, now more than ever, the intervention of the minister is fundamental. The news of the suspension granted by the TAR to the associations regarding the killing sentence pronounced by Fugatti is also good. "" We - continues the note - as indeed many Italians passionate about the fate of the bear, we are worried and we would not want this rebound of rulings were transformed into another atrocious form of condemnation: JJ4's life imprisonment. "

WWF:" Historical day "
" Historical day for the future of the bear in the Alps. While the WWF Italy petition to save the bear JJ4 has exceeded 100,000 signatures, this morning the Tar of Trento suspended the order ". In addition to the specific case of JJ4 - the WWF claims -" we must immediately stop the 'automatic' killing of all bears involved in close encounters or accidents, by modifying the text of the action plan for the conservation of the bear in the Alps (Pacobace), which provides for the possibility of killing even in the case of bears that have simply done what nature has taught them, or a few thousand euros in damages ".