Overview

• A brown bear from the Italian Trentino region has been detected in Tirol's Ötztal, leaving tracks and signs of livestock predation, including two sheep and two lambs killed near Umhausen.
• Wildlife cameras captured the bear in Sautens, and damaged beehives in Roppen are also suspected to be its work, with both locations closer to the Bavarian border.
• Genetic samples from the site of the livestock killings have been sent to a research institute in Vienna for analysis, with results pending.
• Tirol authorities state the bear exhibits shy behavior and poses no heightened danger to the public, though safety guidance has been issued.
• The animal's potential movement toward Bavaria is being monitored, with likely border crossings identified as Fernpass or Scharnitzpass.