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The Sarousse bear killed by a hunter in the Pyrenees

2020-11-30T12:28:19.087Z


The 21-year-old animal was captured in Slovenia in 2006 and then introduced into the French part of the Val d'Aran.


The Sarousse bear, introduced in 2006 in the Pyrenees, was killed by a hunter on Sunday, November 29 in the afternoon, announced the government of Aragon, Spain, relayed by our colleagues from France Bleu.

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The 21-year-old animal was captured in Slovenia in 2006 and then introduced into the French part of the Val d'Aran.

He then settled in the Aragonese Pyrenees.

Sarousse was shot dead by a hunter in the Bardaji valley, in the province of Huesca, during a wild boar hunt.

The man, who explained to the authorities to have defended himself, would have fired three times at close range according to the Spanish newspaper

Heraldo

.

The investigation was entrusted to Seprona, a service specializing in the environment of the Spanish Civil Guard.

A necropsy should be performed on Monday.

This is the third bear killed in the Pyrenees since the start of the year.

The first was shot dead in Ariège, Ustou last spring - the culprit has still not been found despite the ongoing investigation.

The second, Cachou, was found dead in the Spanish Val d'Aran.

An environmental officer has been arrested, and could be the cause of poisoning.

Source: lefigaro

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