How a fatal bear attack led an Italian commune to rally against rewilding Brown bears, introduced into Trentino province 20 years ago, have begun to clash with the local human population The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024
Animal rights groups decry ‘brutal’ killing of bear by Italian forestry police Culling of M90 comes amid ongoing legal battles over how to deal with bears deemed dangerous to humans The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024
Italian governor steps up his battle against bears in Trentino region Maurizio Fugatti is awaiting a court decision on his latest request to kill a bear accused of fatally attacking a man The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023
Bear accused of mauling jogger to death ‘is innocent’, campaigners insist Animal rights group says authorities have detained wrong bear after death of Andrea Papi in Trentino hills , Italy The Independent UK · May 9, 2023
Bear held for killing jogger in Italy is innocent, say animal activists Welfare group claims two forensic reports show culprit was male, while captive bear is female The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023
Bear attacks: the frightening side of rewilding She was caught, “finally”, after they spotted paw prints in fresh snow, said Giampaolo Visetti in La Repubblica (Rome). The Week · May 5, 2023
Bear sentenced to death for killing and disembowelling man in Italy woods The bear was caught in the woods above the Val di Sole, in the northern Italian province of Trentino on April 17, just a few miles from the site of the attack Daily Mirror · May 1, 2023
Bear kills jogger in Italian Alps. What does this mean for the effort to bring bears back to the region? 26-year-old Andrea Papi was jogging on a woodland path when he was attacked and killed by a bear with three cubs. LiveScience · Apr 28, 2023
Vets say they will refuse to put down bear that killed jogger in Italy Petition to spare bear’s life hits 300,000 signatures The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023
Bear that mauled Alpine jogger to death captured by Italian authorities JJ4 is the same Alpine brown bear that injured a father and son out walking in the region in 2020 The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023
Bear that mauled jogger, 26, to death captured in Italy The victim’s family say they don’t want the bear killed Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2023
Bear that killed Italian runner captured, death order on hold The female bear that killed a 26-year-old runner in the Italian Alps two weeks ago has been captured overnight, the Trento province said in a statement on Tuesday. Reuters · Apr 18, 2023
Italian court suspends order to put down bear that killed jogger Animal rights groups appealing against decision to kill bear after death of Andrea Papi The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023
Bear that killed man in Italy had previously attacked two others Female bear that killed Andrea Papi close to mountain village last week attacked a father and son in 2020 The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023
Reuters · Apr 12, 2023 Bear that killed Italian jogger had previously attacked two others Italian prosecutors on Wednesday identified the bear responsible for killing a 26-year-old runner in the Alps last week as one that had previously attacked two other people.
The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023 Italy questions plan to reintroduce bears after country’s first fatal attack in years Genetic analysis confirms bear linked to previous attack on father and son
Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2023 Man mauled to death by savage bear after trying to fight it off with a broken branch Andrea Papi, who was attacked during an evening training run in the Italian Dolomites, leaves behind his heartbroken girlfriend
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023 Bear ‘mauls trail runner to death’ after girlfriend reports him missing Officials say attacks on humans are rare but increasing
Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023 Runner mauled to death by BEAR while jogging through woods in horror wild animal attack Andrea Papi was jogging through woodland in Italy but failed to return home for dinner and the 26-year-old's badly mauled body was later found by rescue teams