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The 17-year-old bear, thought to be the largest in Romania, was killed last month (AP)
An Austrian prince suspected of shooting Romania’s largest bear in a trophy hunt is facing an official investigation.
Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein reportedly paid €7,000 (£6,000) to target a female bear with cubs after a farmer complained that she had repeatedly damaged crops.
Instead, Arthur, a 17-year-old male brown bear, was killed in the Carpathian Mountains last month, Romanian environmental group Agent Green said.
Official hunting documents confirmed that the prince was granted a four-day hunting permit in March in Romania’s Covasna County and that he “harvested” a 17-year-old brown bear.