Slovakia's bear population has become a "political issue", said the BBC. Indeed, said Politico, the attacks were a "vote-winner" for Taraba and his Slovak National Party in the 2023 elections ...

The brown bear population in Slovakia is estimated to be over 1,000. Swedish wolves at Skansen Zoo, in Stockholm, Sweden, in April 2009. Jonas Ekstromer/Scanpix Sweden/AP.

Slovak police confirmed on Wednesday that a man found dead in forest near the town of Detva in Central Slovakia on Sunday night was killed by a bear. His wounds were consistent with an attack.

Ján was by no means the first bear victim in Slovakia. In 2024, two people died after being attacked or chased bythe animals. In March 2024, a bear ran amok, injuring five, ...

In March 2024, a 31-year-old Belarusian woman fell into a ravine and died while being chased by a bear in northern Slovakia. Several weeks later, a large brown bear was captured on video running ...

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 ...

Diners in Slovakia could soon order delicacies like bear burgers after the government authorised the sale of bear meat to retailers. Amid efforts to cull around 350 of Slovakia’s some 1300 brown ...

Slovakia on Wednesday approved a plan to cull 350 bears following the latest deadly attack on a human. A 59-year-old man whose body was found in central Slovakia on Sunday appeared to have been ...

Slovakia's bear population has become a "political issue", said the BBC. Indeed, said Politico, the attacks were a "vote-winner" for Taraba and his Slovak National Party in the 2023 elections ...

Slovakia's bear population has become a "political issue", said the BBC. Indeed, said Politico, the attacks were a "vote-winner" for Taraba and his Slovak National Party in the 2023 elections ...