Luciano Sammarone, the pinnacle of Italy’s Nationwide Park of Abruzzo, stated: “Juan Carrito died after about an hour of struggling — rescuers arrived on the scene however regardless of treating him, he didn’t survive.”

Marco Marsilio, the regional president of Abruzzo , made the announcement of the bear’s loss of life and stated: “It’s with nice ache that I discovered of the information of the loss of life of Juan Carrito, essentially the most well-known and beloved Marsican bear in Abruzzo.

“His loss saddens not solely Abruzzo however the entire world that found Abruzzo and the great thing about bears via the quite a few movies [of Carrito] since he was a cub.”

Juan Carrito first appeared in 2021 whereas wandering the ski resort village of Roccaraso, the place he was tranquilised and flown by helicopter to a extra distant a part of the area in hopes he would steer clear of inhabited areas.

Nevertheless, the bear would repeatedly be seen in populated areas and have become even bolder after two extra makes an attempt had been made to take Juan Carrito again to the wild.

He can be noticed consuming out of the water fountains in Roccaraso and has additionally been caught stealing honey from beehives within the native areas.

Nevertheless, after his biscuit heist at a neighborhood bakery, one other try was made to rewild him and he was taken to a distant mountainous space, however he reappeared once more in early January a lot to the delight of locals, who had grown keen on the mischievous bear.

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On-line video footage of the three-year-old bear confirmed him wandering round streets, ski slopes and final December he was seen close to a Michelin-starred restaurant in Castel di Sangro.

Niko Romito, the pinnacle chef on the restaurant, stated on the time: “He got here out of the woods behind the restaurant, presumably attracted by the scent of panettone which that they had been making at our culinary college.

“We’re used to deer withdrawing after they see a human, however the bear appeared proper at residence, wandering round for half-hour and completely ignoring the barking canines.”

Juan Carrito was simply one in all 60 Marsican bears within the area, as they’re a critically endangered species, because the species are been lowering over the past 20 years as a consequence of automobile accidents and the unlawful searching of the animals.

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Individuals all over the world have taken to social media to precise their disappointment for Juan Carrito’s loss of life.

One individual on Twitter expressed their disappointment and wrote that Juan Carrito was a “good friend of the locals” and was recognized for his “playful nature the place he loved taking part in with native canines”.

One other Twitter described Juan Carrito as “a considerably unusual good friend” however was the “image of Abruzzo”.

Luciano D’Alfsono, the previous regional president of Abruzzo, has stated he might be remembered for his “irreverent and free nature”

Mena Ricci, a regional consultant for the World Wildlife Fund, stated: “We’re all very shocked, sadly, this was a loss of life that none of us wished to listen to.”