On the facade of the Carrito Ortona station, in Carrito, a hamlet of Ortona dei Marsi, L’Aquila, a wonderful mural. It depicts him, Juan Carritothe most famous Marsican bear in Italy.
It was he, son of the Amarena bear, the sweet protagonist of many encounters, of many incursions into inhabited centers, of a thousand judicial vicissitudes and also of many attempts to teach him to live among his peers and not close to the human being, in his mountains.
A year without Juan Carrito: in memory of the bear and his peers who died at the hands of man
But he died, hit by a car in January 2023 on state road 17, which connects Castel di Sangro to Roccaraso.
𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗶. The mural painted on the facade of Carrito Ortona station is ready. We will soon broadcast the inauguration of the work live on Facebook.
Posted by Ortona dei Marsi – Front Page on Thursday, November 14, 2024
The Marsican brown bear is considered a subspecies at critical risk of extinction. In the last 50 years, 14 bears have died when hit on the roads. It is not a small number, but for a small population, these are important numbers.
Today, with that new mural Carrito pays homage to his most famous son, almost two years after that sad accident, and at the same time reminds us how important it is to know bears and learn to respect them. Living with them can be achieved by practicing specific behaviors and investing in prevention, safety and education.
