Three she-bears, one of which was still nursing her cubs, were killed within a month by unknown gunmen in Sklitros. Florina.

As Arcturos complains in a related post, on Friday, August 12, two dead bears were found in the immediate vicinity of the Wolf and Lynx Protection Center, and a few weeks ago, another was found in a wider area, also dead due to a gunshot. The first was a young adult who was still breastfeeding, which means her children are now orphans. The bear was spotted by a farmer who notified the Arcturus emergency response team. The death of the bear came as a result of a projectile hitting the ribs, which injured him intra-abdominally and caused internal bleeding.

A few hours later, a second dead bear was found, left near a place with garbage. The animal is estimated to have been dead for 7-10 days. According to Arcturos, these two incidents were supplemented by a corresponding one, recorded in July, when the bear was found in a state of disrepair and its death was attributed to execution. All three crimes occurred in the same area within a radius of one kilometer.

“In total, this is the 4th bear shot over a wider area in 2022. It is worth emphasizing that the incidents took place within the territory of Natura,” the organization said in a statement calling on the competent authorities “not to downplay this crime and to conduct extensive investigations to identify those responsible, as continued impunity leads, unfortunately, to new killings of protected species.” .