Trento: Gaia, the JJ4 bear, can be moved to the Black Forest. Oipa: “she needed to go to a sanctuary in Romania: after months of conferences and research with the Ministry, Fugatti decides on his personal”

The JJ4 bear accused of inflicting the demise of 26-year-old runner Andrea Papi on April 5, 2023 won’t be put down. The provincial councilor of Trento introduced his switch to the Black Forest by autumn Roberto Failoni. The choice was taken after the conclusions of the Lav veterinary advisor on the situations of M49 and JJ4, the 2 bears locked up within the Casteller space, had been analysed. These are seven medical bulletins from the veterinarians who in current months have assisted the 2 plantigrades obtained from the Province of Trento.

Medical bulletins

The Lav has learn the seven medical bulletins issued by the veterinary medical doctors who help the 2 plantigrades within the interval September 2023-March 2024 and which report the outcomes of the visits carried out on a fortnightly foundation. Massimo Vitturi, Lav supervisor for Wild Animals, along with recalling “that the 0.3 hectares of floor are extra appropriate for a canine strolling space than for the detention of reside bears”, specified that “the behaviors of ‘ JJ4’ and ‘M49’ current stereotypies that show a state of persistent stress originating from the imposition of insufferable behaviors as a result of ethological traits of bears as a result of extreme struggling”. Based on Vitturi, “the situations at Casteller are punitive and penalizing for the bears confined within the construction”. And he licensed «the quick switch of the 2 bears to a special location. So Fugatti has determined that JJ4 can be transferred to Germany by autumn, to the Worbis different park for bears and wolves within the Black Forest.

The Black Forest

The bear JJ4, 18 years outdated, is the daughter of Jurka and Joze. Within the Black Forest she can be with their daughter, DJ3, within the German Wildlife Park of about ten hectares, as an alternative of in Romania, the place Lav and likewise Oipa had requested for her to be transferred. “I am sorry to have realized of this unilateral choice,” Oipa states bitterly. “Our proposal to switch to a Sanctuary in Romania, managed by one in every of our member leagues, has apparently been cancelled. Too dangerous, it was the results of a protracted dialogue with the Ministry of the Setting and of our lengthy planning. We’ve not heard something extra about it and now we study from the information concerning the switch to Germany.” In truth, the choice was made by Maurizio Fugatti. With out evidently making an allowance for all of the efforts made.

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The switch

The switch will happen in 4-5 months, the time mandatory to permit the works to adapt the park’s fences and assure the required security to host the bear. From a political standpoint, the process has already been began. «There was an interlocution with Germany for a while and by autumn the place the place they wish to welcome the plantigrade can be prepared», explains provincial councilor Failoni with experience within the administration of enormous carnivores, amongst others.

The Council of State

The advisor’s report has already been entrusted to the judges of the Council of State the place on Could thirtieth the listening to of the proceedings initiated by Lav to drive the Province of Trento to start out the procedures for the switch of JJ4 to the a lot bigger refuge the place he’s waited for greater than a yr in Romania. A switch that will have been financially supported by Lav.