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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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.
Liechtenstein prince accused of shooting Romania’s largest bear
The Romanian NGO Agent Green and the Austrian NGO VGT alleged in a statement that the bear, who was called Arthur, was shot in March in a protected area of the Carpathian Mountains by Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein. According to the NGOs, the prince, who is a resident of Riegersburg in Austria, had been given special approval by the Romanian environment ministry to shoot a female bear that had been causing damage to farms in Ojdula. “But in reality, the prince did not kill the problem bear, but a male that lived deep in the woods and had never come close to localities,” the NGOs claim.