In April 2023, Andrea Papi became the first Italian in 150 years to be killed by a bear. Mauled while jogging, he became an unwitting victim of a well-meaning EU-funded rewilding program designed to reintroduce bears to the Italian Dolomites. This podcast explores where responsibility lies for his death and how it has exacerbated a growing divide in Italy and beyond about the wisdom, safety and management of rewilding large carnivores.
Presenter: Johannes Pleschberger
Producers: Elizabeth Mearns, Alice Castle
Sound Editor: Terry Wilson
Series Producer: Elizabeth Mearns
Sfx: Life Ursus
Sound Editor: Terry wilson
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