May 05, 2021 10:20 PM EDT
Environmental activists have accused a prince from Liechtenstein s royal family of shooting and killing Romania s biggest bear in violation of a ban on large carnivore trophy hunting.
(Photo : Screenshot from Agent Green)
Arthur the Bear Dead
In a statement, the Romanian NGO Agent Green and the Austrian NGO VGT said that Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein shot a bear named Arthur in a protected area of the Carpathian Mountains in March.
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(Photo : Pixabay) In fact, the prince killed a male bear who lived deep in the woods and had never come close to human settlements, the NGOs say. The bear called Arthur was identified as a wild specimen not accustomed to the man s presence and the food supplies he provided for many years by the Agent Green ranger in the area.
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