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Bear attacks have made Slovakian headlines recently, and politicians can't agree about how serious they are. The liberal-conservative coalition's failure to live up to its campaign promises is making matters worse.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


In mid-July, a bear attacked the young man right on his farm, injuring his arms and legs before he was rescued by his mother Micaela, who managed to chase the animal away with a pitchfork.

It's being framed as a man versus beast issue, with protecting humans and carrying out controlled shooting of bears being common talking points.

SMER and its leader Robert Fico supposedly have close ties to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party.

Boris Kollar is the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic and a member of the We Are Family Party, which belonged to the coalition that finally dissolved earlier this year.

Due to her efforts, the police and nature preservation teams have joined forces to kill or relocate bears that target and attack humans.

Jaroslav Slastan, an expert in bears who works for an intervention team put together by the Slovakian Ministry of Environment, told the portal Postoj that securing trash bins could help reduce the number of animals who wander into areas with humans.


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