Liechtenstein prince accused of shooting Romania’s largest bear
by Adam Alexander in Transylvania from Environment | The Guardian on (#5HFTN)
Environmental groups say Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein shot bear, named Arthur, in a protected area
Environmental groups have accused a prince from Liechtenstein's royal family of shooting and killing the largest bear in Romania, in contravention of a ban on the trophy hunting of large carnivores.
The Romanian NGO Agent Green and the Austrian NGO VGT alleged in a statement that the bear, who was called Arthur, was shot in March in a protected area of the Carpathian Mountains by Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein.
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