Intervention Team Records Presence of Brown Bear in Ocova

Ocova, May 6 (TASR) - The State Environmental Protection's (SOP) intervention team recorded the presence of brown bear in the village of Ocova (Banska Bystrica region), TASR learnt from SOP's spokesperson Kristina Bockova on Monday. According to the video available, the bear in question is about three years old. The team will consult the issue with the local hunters association and, based on their result, propose the next course of action. "The village has warned its inhabitants and visitors to exercise increased caution, particularly in late evening and early morning hours," added Bockova. "The Polany area is one of those with the highest reported bear encounters in the vicinity of human residential areas," warned the Environment Ministry, adding that two team members at the minimum are always on standby at any given time. mf/mcs