Casteller wildlife area
On the matter relating to the capture and custody of the M49 and M57 bears in the Casteller wildlife area, the judge for preliminary investigations of the Court of Trento ordered the dismissal of the criminal proceedings against the president of the Autonomous Province of Trento, Maurizio Fugatti, of the managers responsible for large carnivores and of the provincial veterinarian.
The danger of animals
The two problematic specimens had been taken by the Trentino Forestry Corps in 2020: the legitimacy of the measures - wrote the investigating magistrate - is supported by the dangerousness of both animals; including M57, captured a few hours after the attack on a young carabiniere in Andalo, before the clearance from Ispra since it was necessary to guarantee people's safety as quickly as possible. According to the magistrate, who accepted the prosecutor's request, there was no subtraction of the unavailable state assets. Not only.
Fugatti's words
In the document, the investigating magistrate excludes the abuse of animals and the will to carry out abuse by the provincial administration, since the captures - foreseen by the Pacobace - have combined the need to guarantee the safety of people and the protection of animals. "There is satisfaction - underlines President Fugatti - because the correctness of the action of the provincial administration in managing a complex situation is recognized, which involves many professionals with the aim of responding to the understandable concerns of the local community ” (source: Province of Trento).