Loud knocking helped
Mushroom picker attacked by a bear in Romania
A bear has attacked and injured a mushroom picker in the Romanian Carpathians. Other people in the forest chased the animal away by banging loudly on their buckets.
The incident occurred on Tuesday near the municipality of Sansimion, but only became known on Wednesday. The mushroom picker was taken to the accident hospital in the district capital after the attack. He suffered bites and abrasions to his arms, legs and face. Eyewitnesses reported that the attacking animal was a female bear that had been out and about with three cubs.
Only about a month ago, a bear in the southern Carpathians killed a 19-year-old woman while she was hiking. Three and a half weeks ago, a bear attacked a shepherd in the same region and bit him on the leg.
8000 brown bears in the region
According to government estimates, around 8000 brown bears live in Romania's Carpathian Mountains. It is the second largest bear population in Europe, after Russia. The animals repeatedly attack hikers, invade farms and rummage through garbage cans in towns in search of food.
Following the latest death, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced a new law to increase the number of bears shot in certain regions.
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