Austrian Prince Allegedly Killed Romania s Largest Bear for Hunting Trophy
On 5/6/21 at 5:03 PM EDT
Romanian authorities have launched a poaching investigation against a member of the Austrian royal family, who allegedly ignored hunting laws and killed the country s largest brown bear for sport.
In a joint statement from Romania s NGO Agent Green and Austria s Association against Animal Factories (VGT) on Wednesday, Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein allegedly hunted on a protected nature reserve in Ojdula, Covasna and killed a 17-year-old brown bear.
Emanuel is believed to have visited Romania in March on the pretense of shooting a female bear who caused damage last year to several local farms in the village, the statement explained. Despite the country s regulations on bear hunting, a derogation had been issued on that animal in the otherwise protected area.