Trento's TAR administrative court on
Friday suspended orders by the provincial government to put down
JJ4, a bear that is believed to have killed a man earlier this
year, and another bear considered dangerous, MJ5, animal-rights
group LAV said.
JJ4 is thought to have attacked and killed 26-year-old trail
runner Andrea Papi on April 5, although animal rights groups
have disputed evidence that the 17-year-old female bear was to
blame.
JJ4 has since been captured and taken to an animal centre
pending a final decision.
Papi was the first person to be killed by a bear in Italy in
modern times.
MJ5, an 18-year-old male bear, attacked a hiker on March 5.
"The lives of the bears are safe for now," said LAV, which
presented an appeal against the order with the ENPA and OIPA
associations.
LAV wants the animals moved to a location where there would not
pose a threat to humans.
A new hearing will take place on December 14.
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