Goiat the bear may be expelled from Pyrenees over horse killings

Brown bear's fate could be worse still after he riles farmers with attacks on livestockAfter two years of roaming and a string of attacks on horses, sheep and goats, Goiat the brown bear could soon find himself declared ursus non gratus in the Pyrenees. Or worse.Goiat, who is thought to be between 12 and 14 years old, was brought to Catalonia from his native Slovenia in June 2016 as part of an EU project to consolidate the bear population in the mountains that straddle Spain and France. Continue reading...