Environmental campaigners suspect a Liechtenstein prince shot dead probably the biggest bear alive in the EU on a hunting expedition in Romania in March. They say Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein had been granted a permit to shoot a female bear that had caused damage to some farms.
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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Romanian police are investigating a Liechtenstein prince for poaching after he killed a huge male bear described as the biggest male living deep in the wild on a hunting trip to the Carpathian mountains.
Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein, who lives in Austria, was granted a four-day hunting permit in March in Romania s Covasna County, official hunting documents revealed.
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.