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Beware of Bruno's Brothers in Bavaria

April 12, 2007 at 9:47 AM | 0 Comments

It had to happen. With an ending as unjust as that in the case of Bruno the bear last summer in Germany, revenge is on the way. Poor Bruno created a media storm as he rambled around eating chickens and small animals in Austria and southern Germany, and when a Bavarian shot him dead (at the okay of the government) some people were not amused.

Neither was Bruno. From bear heaven he's now sent his three brothers along in his tracks. Currently somewhere between Italy and Austria, they're headed for Bavaria again, and the debate's already raging. Kill? Trap? Let them wander and kill aimlessly?

As if that's not bad enough, the remains of Bruno himself are also causing a big fight. Bavarian officials want to put them in a museum, but Italy wants them back (for unspecified purposes). Why don't they just wait until the three brothers meet their inevitable fate and Italy and Germany could have two bear carcasses each?

[Photo: Christian Watzke]

Related Stories:
· Who's Been Shooting My Brother? [UK Telegraph]
· Obituary: Bruno the Bear [Jaunted]