"Wild brown bears were once commonplace in the forests and mountains of Bavaria. But yesterday Germany was fascinated by the news that one had been spotted in the country for the first time since 1835. It had wandered across the Bavarian Alps from Austria.
The euphoria was short-lived, however; Bavaria's environment minister said hunters were free to shoot it. Werner Schnappauf described the bear as "out of control", and said: "We can't take the risk that it harms humans."
Conservation experts have been carefully tracking the bear's progress after the discovery of seven sheep carcasses near the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It was last spotted destroying a beehive just over a mile from the border."
I wasn't even aware that Austria had qualified for the finals.
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