{"id":7793,"date":"2025-05-28T16:12:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/bear-attacks-and-critically-injures-woman-walking-her-dog-in-slovenia-forest\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T16:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:12:23","slug":"bear-attacks-and-critically-injures-woman-walking-her-dog-in-slovenia-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/bear-attacks-and-critically-injures-woman-walking-her-dog-in-slovenia-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Bear attacks and critically injures woman walking her dog in Slovenia forest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A woman was in critical condition on Wednesday after a bear attack in a forested area outside Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, police said.<\/p>\n

The attack on Tuesday occurred at the edge of the forest in Skofljica, some 6 miles southeast of the capital, as the woman was walking her dog, police said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The bear retreated into the forest after the attack and police have advised local residents to stay away and be cautious.<\/p>\n

“There are several hunters in the field at the same time, who are responsible for possibly deterring bears from points where contact with humans could occur,” police said<\/a>. “If it is necessary to increase the number of hunters in the field, we will do so.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The incident came just days after authorities approved the culling of 206 brown bears, whose population in the area has grown to around 1,000 bears.<\/p>\n

The small Alpine nation of just over 2 million people is widely forested with many protected nature zones. Authorities occasionally approve bear or wolf culls despite strong opposition from animal rights groups.<\/p>\n

Two bear attacks on people were recorded in 2022, according to Slovenia’s official STA news agency.<\/p>\n

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European brown bear (Ursus arctos), in the Notranjska forest, Slovenia, in a 2021 file photo.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sergio Pitamitz\/VWPics\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images<\/p>\n

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The nation of Slovakia, to the northeast, has also grappled with a surging brown bear population as well as attacks on humans.<\/p>\n

Last month, lawmakers approved a plan to shoot about 350 brown bears in Slovakia after a man was mauled to death while walking in a forest there, the BBC reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2024, a woman died<\/a><\/span> in Slovakia after being chased by a bear through dense forest and mountainous terrain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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