Castilla y León Ministry of Environment, Housing and Regional Planning, early this Monday morning a relic bear young man crushed At 111,200 kilometers on the AP-66, in the direction of Asturias, in the municipality of Soto y Amío, near the town of Canales-La Magdalena in the province of León.
This The second example of a bear that died as a result of an accident within ten days In the state of Leon since a young bear cub died on August 18, which was crushed on the 168.5 kilometers of CL-626 between the states of Leon and Palencia.
According to sources, this Monday, following the notification received by the Civil Guard, technical personnel from the Junta de Castilla y León, along with environmental officers and SEPRONA agents of the Civil Guard, began collecting the copy. In a press release from the Board of Directors.
The animal was transferred to the Junta’s Wild Animal Rescue Center in Valladolid to perform the relevant autopsy.
The board will continue to issue a formal transfer to the highway owner to review and repair the road fence and perimeter fence.
The aim is to prevent new faunal intrusions, especially brown bears, while ensuring the safety of users in an area of particular importance for the connection of two bear subpopulations (east and west), such as the inter-population corridor. area. .
These accidental breaches jeopardize the rescue of this species, which is endangered in Spain but is starting to recover thanks to public and private efforts. According to recent censuses, there are currently about 400 brown bear specimens scattered between the Cantabrian mountain range (the vast majority) and the Pyrenees.
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