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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Namita Singh

Rare Italian brown bear notorious for breaking into bakery captured and placed in captivity

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A rare Italian bear famous for breaking into a bakery and gorging on biscuits has been captured by authorities in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, will be removed from the wild and placed in a sanctuary.

The young Marsican brown bear, known locally as Juan Carrito, has been spotted several times in Italy’s Roccaraso town and nearby areas in recent weeks and was finally captured on Sunday afternoon after being lured into a “tube trap”.

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