Woman Was Walking Her Dog in a Forest When She Was Attacked by Bear. Now She's in Critical Condition

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“If it is basal to summation nan number of hunters successful nan field, we will do so," section authorities said aft nan incident

Published connected May 29, 2025 03:00PM EDT

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A female was near successful captious information aft a carnivore attacked her while she walked her canine successful a forest
The onslaught happened connected Tuesday, May 27, a fewer miles extracurricular Ljubljana, nan Slovenian capital
“If it is basal to summation nan number of hunters successful nan field, we will do so," section authorities said

A female is successful captious information aft she was attacked by a carnivore while stepping her canine successful a wood successful Slovenia connected Tuesday, May 27.

The onslaught happened successful nan evening, and bears are communal astir Škofljica, wherever nan incident occurred, according to local authorities. The Associated Press reported that it took spot astir six miles extracurricular nan Slovenian capital, Ljubljana.

“There are respective hunters successful nan section astatine nan aforesaid time, who are responsible for perchance deterring bears from points wherever interaction pinch humans could occur,” officials wrote successful an English translator of nan statement. “If it is basal to summation nan number of hunters successful nan field, we will do so.”

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This month, authorities approved nan culling of 206 brownish bears arsenic their organization continues to emergence nationwide, per nan Slovenia Times.

In adjacent Slovakia, nan authorities has approved plans to waste culled brownish carnivore nutrient to nan nationalist successful an effort to trim waste, according to nan BBC. The outlet besides notes that brownish bears are protected by strict hunting regulations successful nan European Union and tin only beryllium killed successful typical circumstances, specified arsenic erstwhile they airs a nonstop threat to humans.

“Since nan authorities has included bears connected nan database of protected animals pinch nan Hunting Act, hunters without definitive instructions aliases permits from nan competent ministry do not person immoderate authority to return progressive action, truthful they tin only observe and show nan imaginable activity of bears,” Škofljica authorities said successful nan statement.