The tube trap was triggered at 11pm last night. Inside, JJ4. The bear responsible for the death of Andrea Papi has been captured by the Trentino Forestry Corps as part of a delicate operation carried out in the woods of Val Meledrio. The news was reported by the president of the Autonomous Province of Trento, Maurizio Fugatti, and the director general of the Department of Civil Protection, Forests and Fauna, Raffaele De Col. The bear JJ4 is now in the Casteller wildlife area: the only Italian facility authorised for the keeping of dangerous animals, with specific safety measures. "Satisfaction is mixed with bitterness for what happened in Caldes," commented President Fugatti, who noted: "We would have liked to give this news in 2020, but first the culling and then the capture had been blocked by the courts. The president also wished to thank the Forestry Corps staff: 'With this operation they have confirmed their efficiency and operational capacity, managing to capture the animal in a very short time, despite technical and procedural problems'. The capture was communicated by the president to the minister Gilberto Pichetto, the president of the Comunità Val di Sole Lorenzo Cicolini and the mayor of Caldes Antonio Maini, the main institutional players in this affair.
Publication date: 18/04/2023
