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Arthur, Romania's Largest Bear, Allegedly Shot by Liechtenstein Prince

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.
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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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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. ....

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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. ....

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Liechtenstein prince accused of shooting Romania's largest bear

Liechtenstein prince accused of shooting Romania’s largest bear
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Environmental groups have accused a prince from Liechtenstein’s royal family of shooting and killing the largest bear in Romania, in contravention of a ban on the trophy hunting of large carnivores.
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. ....

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Environmental groups say Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein shot bear, named Arthur, in a protected area ....

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