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Austrian Prince Probed For Allegedly Killing Romania's 'largest' Bear, Say Authorities
A member of Liechtenstein's Royal family has been placed under investigation for allegedly killing Romania's largest known brown bear, named Arthur.
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A member of Liechtenstein's Royal family, Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein, has been placed under investigation for allegedly killing Romania's largest known brown bear, authorities said on May 5. As reported by The Associated Press citing official hunting documents, the Austrian prince was granted a four-day hunting permit in March in Romania's Covasna County and he "wrongly" killed a massive 17-year-old brown bear, who was called Arthur. Romania's National Environment Guard (NEG) started the investigation on April 29 and poaching is one of the suspicions.