Italian governor steps up his battle against bears in Trentino region

Maurizio Fugatti is awaiting a court decision on his latest request to kill a bear accused of fatally attacking a man

For several weeks, Italians have been following with bated breath the escalation of Maurizio Fugatti's battle against the bears that populate the mountains of the northern Trentino region of which he is governor.

Captures, imprisonments, deportations and death sentences have followed one another to the chagrin of national public opinion and government inertia. In Trentino, there have been demonstrations for and against the bears.