Slovakia Allows Culled Bears to Be Eaten

Slovakia authorises the sale of bear meat, causing environmental indignation. An unthinkable decision in France, where the bear of the Pyrenees remains fiercely protected despite tensions.

Coexistence with bears is another topic that divides our public. Interest groups can't even agree on how many bears we have in our country, says our correspondent Sabrina Mulec, who has encountered bears several times.

Bear meat on the menu in Slovakia

Tuck in! Authorities in Slovakia have approved brown bear meat for consumption, apparently just to own the libs (and the bears, obviously). The state-authorised slaughter has been criticised by conservationists and opposition politicians, including in the European Parliament. The brown bear is listed as a "near threatened" species in the EU by the World Conservation Union. — Read the rest The post Bear meat on the menu in Slovakia appeared firs…

Brown bears to become legal source of meat in bid to stop attacks on humans - The Mirror

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico approved plans to shoot 350 of the country's 1,300 brown bears in response to some fatal attacks. The meat will be sold for human consumption

The last measure envisages the sale of the meat of those killed: it happens because the extreme right has centralized the powers in the matter of the environment

The Government of Slovakia has raised major disputes after it has announced the legalization of the consumption of raw meat, a species protected at European level. The measure, justified by the authorities by the overcrowding of bears and the increased danger for humans, is seen by ecologists as a chapter in front of the press and a booster for armaments. The article legalizes the raw meat. Hard reaction of environmentalists: "Bracons will be le…