Officials suspect Goiat the bear of Catalan livestock attacks

Val d'Aran regional government in Spain believes there are several indications' animal is responsible

Experts are analysing samples taken from the scenes of four recent attacks on livestock in northern Catalonia to determine whether they herald the return of a brown bear called Goiat who has become notorious for his depredations.

Goiat, who was brought to the region from his native Slovenia in June 2016 as part of an EU project to consolidate the bear population in the Pyrenees, is loathed by many farmers in and around the Val d'Aran because of his taste for sheep, goats and horses.