Overview

• JJ4 was moved from Casteller wildlife centre to the Alternativer Bärenpark Schwarzwald in the Black Forest under a German foundation’s full technical and economic responsibility
• With JJ4’s departure, only one bear, M49, remains at Trentino’s Casteller centre
• The relocation follows years of legal battles over culling orders, animal-rights appeals and suspended shooting mandates
• Carlo Papi and Franca Ghirardini have announced plans to seek reopening of the archived investigation into their son Andrea’s fatal 2023 encounter with JJ4
• Animal-rights organizations are urging transparent decision-making and suitable sanctuary placements for other bears considered problematic