First Brown Bear in Germany in over 170 years - Promptly shot

[DJL 235]

This is cute.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6500187.stm

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Battle over Bruno the bear's body

By Steve Rosenberg
BBC News, Berlin

A diplomatic row has broken out between Germans and Italians over a bear shot dead by Bavarian hunters last summer.
Rome is demanding Bruno the bear back, claiming he is Italian state property.

But despite a request from the German government, the Bavarian state environment minister is refusing to hand the brown bear's body over.

Bruno wandered from Italy to Germany via Austria and was gunned down after eating 30 sheep, four rabbits and a guinea pig.

Freezer

Bruno took a tragic wrong turn in becoming the first brown bear to have been spotted in Germany for 170 years.

Bavarian hunters ended his life - but not the story.

Nine months on, the Italians are demanding Bruno's body back. All 100kg of it.

But the Bavarians have blown the idea that Bruno is Italian state property out of the water.

As far as they are concerned, since Bruno died on Bavarian soil - the carcass is theirs to keep.

They plan to stuff him and put him on display in a local museum.

Germany's federal government tried to intervene on the side of the Italians.

But the Bavarians will not budge.

As for the late bear himself, as long as Bruno's fate remains unclear, he will remain in a freezer somewhere in Bavaria.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[kelpdiver 2]

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Bruno wandered from Italy to Germany via Austria and was gunned down after eating 30 sheep, four rabbits and a guinea pig.

were the rodents dessert?

That's one pig of a bear. And it only weighs 220lbs? (missing 0 in 100kgs?)

Unless it has an Italian passport, it belongs to the glorious beer men of Bavaria.

[willard 0]

Those Bavarians sure take immigration seriously, don't they?

[Andy9o8 2]

I strongly support the right to arm bears.

[DZJ 0]

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Bruno wandered from Italy to Germany via Austria and was gunned down after eating 30 sheep, four rabbits and a guinea pig.

All at once? Must have had an epic case of indigestion!

[lawrocket 3]

Why don't they just go to Florida to make the determination of where the bear should be buried.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[DZJ 0]

Heh, if Florida judges can break into tears thinking about Anna Nicole Smith then I daresay a cute bear might cause meltdown...

[FreeflyChile 0]

Not in Chicago - Tank Johnson is doing 4 months!

[77r 0]

The solution is simple. Clone the bear and give one each to Italy and One to Germany on condition they provide it with a nice habitat, and let the dead bear rest in peace wherever it was shot.