In the case of the M90 bear, "ISPRA, in light of the data provided by the Province of Trento, has ascertained three problematic behaviors (contemplated in Pacobace, the interregional action plan for the conservation of the brown bear in the central-eastern Alps), namely Categories 10, 12, 13 and 16. According to Pacobace, three intervention options are established for categories ranging from 13 to 18: capture with release for the purpose of movement and/or time-tagging; capture for permanent captivation; culling. Which final action to adopt between those envisaged by Pacobace, is not a decision that falls to Ispra, but is solely the responsibility of the Provincial Administration of Trento and its Bodies, as established by the Provincial Law".
ISPRA wrote this in a statement.
"On issues related to the management of dangerous bears in the Province of Trento - we read in the note -, the Institute is called upon to express opinions on the coherence of the interventions proposed by the Autonomous Province of Trento, in light of the case studies foreseen by Pacobace".
"More specifically - continues the press release -, Ispra evaluates on a case-by-case basis the behaviors shown by individual bears on the basis of the cases envisaged by Pacobace and verifies whether the interventions proposed by the Province of Trento fall within those envisaged in the same Plan".
"The Pacobace - continues Ispra - orders the categories of behavior in a scale of increasing dangerousness and clarifies the need to take into account - in the evaluation of the individual's dangerousness - also the sequentiality and repetition of behaviors. These aspects were analyzed in the opinion issued by Ispra, considering them indicative of potential danger".
The Institute, concludes the note, "recommended the adoption of urgent measures for the safety of waste bins, the so-called 'anti-bear bins', in order to ensure the complete exclusion of access to such food sources by bears and avoid the development of confidence behaviors".
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