The incident took place in the village of Arifu in the Fogarasi mountains. The boy was injured in his left arm during the big game, and was conscious after the attack. – MTI reported information to the Disaster Prevention Inspectorate of Erciyes Province (ISU).
As written, the boy was taken by car down the mountain to the emergency room, where emergency services treated his wounds. Authorities issued a telephone alert to the public and those in the area, warning them of the danger, and began searching for the big game.
The settlement of Arevo is located in Arges County near the Transfogarasi road that connects Transylvania with Havasalvold and crosses the Fogarasi Mountains, where the number of bears has increased significantly in recent years after being fed by tourists.
Two weeks ago, Romanian Environment Minister Mircea Vechet announced that authorities would soon capture the “beggar bears” that have become a tourist attraction along the mountain road, as they pose a risk to tourists’ physical health. According to his announcement, the captured animals will be transferred to the Zernyest Bear Reserve in Braso County.
There were two bear attacks in Brasso County on Sunday.
Last Sunday in Romania, a bear attacked two people in the settlement of Krizpa (Krizpav) in Brasov County, injuring a 14-year-old girl and a 68-year-old man, the latter of whom suffered serious head injuries and had to be operated on.
Brasov County Governor Catalin Vaci announced on Tuesday that authorities had received permission to shoot the dangerous animal and were currently searching for it. He also said that this was the only “problematic” individual in Brasov County, Agpres wrote.
According to reports from hunting associations in Brașov County, the number of brown bears is estimated at 1,675 since the bear hunting ban in 2016, and experts have reported a 65 percent increase in the number of bears until 2021. Based on the prevention quota approved by the Romanian parliament, 45 protected animals are allowed to be shot in the southern Transylvania County this year.
