Heinous brutality was marked in the area of Kastoria On Friday (11.07.2025), when a resident of the village of Poria found a young man bear injured by firearm.
The village resident found the bear in a bad condition and immediately alerted the Kastoria Forestry Office, which transported the injured animal to the vet. As the about 6 months of teddy be found, brought wound to the right shoulder bladeafter a straight shot from a very close distance with a gun.
The announcement of the “Callisto” organization
“In a heinous and illegal act, he went unknown to the village of Poria of the Regional Unit of Kastoria. Resident of the area found on the morning of Friday 11 July 2025 a beaten teddy bear, in bad condition. The Kastoria Forestry and Veterinarian in the area was immediately alerted.
During the young animal’s approach by the vet and the Forestry executives it was found that the animal was injured by a firearm to the right of the shoulder blade. Despite the vet’s attempts to treat the unfortunate animal, shortly after being transferred to the veterinary clinic, ended up.
Was about male teddy bear about six months and 10.5kg. The subsequent necrotomy found that it had a sphere exit trauma to his left shoulder, which shows that he received a straight shot from a very close distance. This is the third bear that has been found dead in the last three months in the IP. Kastoria.
OR killing or the wounding bear is one illegal Act, which is prosecuted. Poaching is still a major problem and threatens, over time, protected by law, such as the bear. The bear in Greece is a completely protected species, in accordance with Greek and international law.
The species, as well as its habitat, are protected by the forest code, but also by the Habitats’ Directive (92/43/EU), the Treaty of Bern and the Washington Treaty (Cites). According to the Red Book of Greece’s endangered animals (2009), The bear is classified in the risky species.
The increased incidents of bears approach to residential areas of the Kastoria Regional Unit in recent months require coordinated action by the competent authorities. But in no way cannot justify the illegal and inhumane act of the killing of bears.
Citizens who find the presence of bear near residential areas or human activity are called upon to inform the competent authorities, such as the Forest Service or the Policeand if required the protocol will be activated for the Direct intervention groups.
It is recalled that the Environmental organization He has submitted specific proposals for bears approaches to residential areas of the IP. Kastoria, and has participated in a recent meeting of the relevant bodies in the area, where the need to implement an Integrated Program of Management Actions and Interventions has been highlighted, specializing in the area the management measures included in the area. National Action Plan for Brown Bear. Management actions and interventions must be funded by national or European resources, which can and should be secured by the RIS.
On the occasion of this tragic incident of a small bear, we emphasize the need for immediate and consistent implementation by the state of a constituted plan of action in the IP. Kastoria, for the protection both of human life and activity and of strictly protected species of the bear.
For this purpose, urgent and vital importance is to find How to staff more than one direct intervention groupsprimarily with forest service staff, to make the effective management of undesirable interactions of a bear-human interaction in the area.
This staff must be employed exclusively with the interventions of the direct intervention groups, at least during the seasonal outbreaks of the phenomenon. Optypeca, who can participate with specialized staff and equipment in the immediate intervention groups, can also play an important role.
Possible failure of the state in immediate satisfaction of these needs, It puts life and human lives at risk!ยป.