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Slovakia approves the sacrifice of 350 bears following the death of a man in the latest attack

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Slovakia approved on Wednesday a plan to sacrifice 350 bears following the deadly attack on a human

Slovakia approves the sacrifice of 350 bears.
Slovakia approves the sacrifice of 350 bears.AP

According to authorities, the body of a 59-year-old man found on Sunday in central Slovakia appeared to have been mutilated.

The Minister of Environment, Tomá Taraba, stated that bear attacks on humans have been increasing and reached 1,900 last year.

It is estimated that the brown bear population in Slovakia exceeds 1,000 individuals.