After more than two years of imprisonment in a fence in Trento as large as a bolt area for dogs, The JJ4 Orsa ha left the center of the Casteller. His new home is the Well animal refuge Alternativer Wolf-Und Bärenpark, in the Black Forest (in Germany), where his mother Jurka and his sister Dj3 already live. The transfer took place in silence, without preventive communications by the Trentino authorities.
The case of JJ4 has held the bench in the Italian public opinion since April 2023when it was identified as responsible forkilling of the young hiker Andrea Papi. It was the first case documented in Italy of mortal aggression by a bear and since then there has been a clash between animalistic associations and local institutions.
There Lavwho has long been engaged in the event, had already proposed a Transfer to Romaniawith a detailed plan and entirely financed by the Association. But the provincial council led by Maurizio Fugatti preferred silence, leaving the bear in an unsuitable structure.
After more than two years, the JJ4 Orsa is finally out of the Casteller Lager! The province of Trento has communicated …
Posted by Lav on Sunday, July 20, 2025
Coexistence (difficult yield) between bears and citizens
JJ4 has meanwhile became the management symbol controversial of wildlife in Trentino. The project to repopulation of bears, financed by the European Union with the name of Life Ursusstill divides public opinion today: on the one hand, those who consider it an environmental success, on the other who believes it was an expensive and dangerous error.
There lack of a effective policy of coexistence It is one of the points most contested by the environmental associations. Already in 2021, Lav had presented an educational plan aimed at citizens to correctly manage any meetings with bears. But the proposal was ignored, until the 2023 tragedy has made evident the urgency of widespread education.
Now that JJ4 is safethe battle of animal rights players continues for the fate of other “problematic” bears, such as M49. And in the meantime the question has also landed in the European seat with the request that the Right to the life of bears involved in accidents with humans.
