A brown bear in Italy has eluded capture for a third day following its escape from an electrified enclosure in a forested Alpine region. A brown bear in Italy has eluded capture for a third day following its escape from an electrified enclosure in a forested Alpine region. It is not clear how the bear got past an electrified fence, then scaled a nearly four-metre high barrier. The brown bear has eluded capture for a third day (Autonomous Province of Trento via AP)Environment minister Sergio Costa tweeted “Don’t shoot”. The bear triggered sensor photos on Tuesday, showing it was not far from the Casteller di Trento Centre where it had escaped.

Source: Irish Independent July 17, 2019 19:07 UTC