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The
marsican bear, which had been named Juan Carrito, was killed
after it was hit by an Opel Corsa car on a mountain road near
the town of Castel di Sangro in central Italy on Monday evening.
"There are no words to express our sadness at what has
happened," the national park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise said
on Instagram.
"Juan Carrito was a problematic bear but in the park we did
everything... to give him a chance and allow him to remain
free," it added.
The 150-kg bear was captured last year and taken to a more
remote region after his bakery break-in but the four-year-old
liked to return to his old haunts in search of food.
Before the accident, he had been spotted over the weekend in a
ski resort, Italy's Rai news reported.
There are believed to be only around 50 marsican bears left in
Italy.
The bear's name came in part from the village of Carrito in
Abruzzo where local media reported he was first spotted crossing
a road. Carrito is also a Spanish word, hence the first name
Juan.
(Writing by Keith Weir, editing by Ed Osmond)
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