LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A bear has actually assaulted and bitten a man walking his dog in a town south of Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana, authorities said Wednesday.
The man suffered a small leg injury in the attack around 7.30 on Wednesday early morning in Želimlje, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Ljubljana, community authorities said.
The bear returned into the forest, where logging is presently happening. Slovenia is an Alpine nation covered in forests.
Slovenia has actually been swallowed up in a dispute over the requirement for an arranged culling of bears, amidst needs that their population be decreased from the present 1,100 to around 800.
Wednesday’s event follows 2 bears hit vehicles on roadways in main Slovenia recently in 2 different mishaps. One of the animals passed away and the other escaped hurt.