In 5 months, 25 farms were damaged by brown bears

From the beginning of the year, experts from the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIOSV) - Smolyan have responded to a total of 27 signals about brown bear incursions, according to the inspectorate. From the checks performed, damages to agricultural property by the protected species were established in 25 of the cases, while in 2 cases there was not enough evidence that the damages were caused by a bear, the inspectors clarify. Who pays the bill for devastated fields and eaten calves? For another year, the highest number of damages have been registered in the territorial scope of the State Forestry - Slaveyno, where 8 signals about damages to 5 cows, 2 calves, and 2 sheep have been visited since the beginning of the year. The remaining signals were submitted by farmers from settlements within the scope of the State Forestry Enterprises (DGS) Borino - 7 cases, Trigrad - 4 cases, Smilyan - 2 cases, Akad. Nikolay Haytov, Mihalkowo, Shiroka Laka, and State Hunting ...