A Norwegian court has permitted the continuation of a brown bear hunt after officials mistakenly shot a male instead of the bear that bit a man. This incident has heightened tensions among animal rights advocates who argue for the protection of the female bear and her cubs, asserting the culling reflects an inadequate predator policy. Animal rights groups claim the bear acted naturally and posed a minimal threat. However, the court ruled in favor of the environment agency’s decision justifying the cull due to the perceived risk to human safety.
“The decision caused outrage after nature inspectors who were tracking her lost the trail and killed a male bear by mistake.”
“This is a wrong decision for animal welfare and biodiversity,” said Siri Martinsen, a vet and activist with the animal rights group Noah.
“Brown bears in Norway are endangered but may be culled for a variety of reasons, including to keep people safe.”
“The bear in this case was behaving like a bear,” the campaigners argued in court.
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