Hunter is accused of killing the endangered mother who claims self -defense in the trial in France

Extended: an interview with the biologist DNR Bear

A 81 -year -old French fisherman entered Tuesday, accused of killing a female bear attacking him in the Brans Mountains.

The brown bear is a protected type in the mountain range, which separates France and Spain.

Andre Reeves Swine hunt When he attacked him as a caramel boundar bear.

On November 20, 2021, two of the cubs appeared from the forest in front of Reeves. Then their mother appeared, taking accusation to him and pulling him for several yards. Shot and kill the animal.

Rivers were injured in the leg and was shocked. Hunter’s colleague managed to stop the bleeding before being evacuated by a helicopter.

According to the investigation, the bear killed 1300 feet outside the approved fishing area.

The case caused a stir in the Areej section, where the fishermen held demonstrations to support RIVES.

“This is not an anti -pond trial or a supporter,” said Judge Sun Yong Lazar. Reeves said a trial “to destroy protected species.”

When the cubs appeared, “I looked at them with admiration,” Reeves said in court. “I made myself very small. Then the mother saw me.

He said he had no choice but to shoot.

He added: “I grabbed my left thigh, I felt panic and fired a bullet. I retracted the waste, went around and put in the right leg, and fell, she was eating my legs.” “I re -downloaded my junior and shot.”

“Bears are threatened with extinction”

Fifteen of other fishermen who also participated in the search for various crimes, including fishing in the Mont Valier Nature Reserve, is one of the oldest reserves in the Brans Mountains.

About 20 laws were filed.

Jean -Luke Fernandez, head of a local fishing federation, said Reeves killed a martial bear.

“He shot,” he said. “He should have been allowed to do so? No, he saved his skin.”

The fishermen also argued that the boundaries of the reserves were not noticeable.

Someone said: “You really don’t know where you are.”

The photos shown at the session showed barely visible signs – RED RS for the styling reserve on a white background.

“Your commitment as a hunter is to know the whereabouts of you”, “The Olympic Prosecutor Olivier Moiset.

Activists compete with the idea of ​​self -defense.

“To what extent can one argue of necessity, when one committed a series of crimes that led to the death of Beir Karamels?” Alan Reigns of the bear preserving the bear pushes de. According to that groupIn 2023, 83 bear in the Brans and 11 females were discovered.

Animal rights activists see that bears are an integral part of maintaining a fragile mountain ecosystem that is threatened with human activity and climate change.

Beers almost disappeared from the mountain chain before France started a re -introduction program in the 1990s, and it imported it from Slovenia.

However, the presence of bears has increased tensions with farmers due to the threat they pose to their livestock.

Julie Rover, a lawyer who represents some associations, said that animal rights activists want to send a message.

“They do not oppose hunting, but because it does not harm the environment, its rules must be respected,” said Rover.

“The bears are threatened with extinction – the disappearance of a female education is dangerous.”

There is a similar debate about brown bears in neighboring Italy. Last year, the Italian Alpine County confirmed A female bear kill He believes responsibility for an attack on the French tourist – despite the protests by animal rights activists

It has been distinguished by the copies of the ninth aggression against humans since the brown bears were re -submitted to the province in 1999 as part of the European Union project, and the first since the death of the shell last summer.

In September 2023, the man opened fire The killing of a brown bear threatened with extinction Near an Italian national park, leaving two young cubs that they do not exceed and raised anger in the country. The park published a graphic photo From the lying bear dead on the ground.

Earlier in 2023, the administrative court ruling Spared Life a Brown carries to attack a fatal hostility On a mountain path in the Alps area of ​​Italy.