The number of bear attacks on households and people in Romania has increased alarmingly in recent years, and the authorities must act directly to protect communities - this is the firm message sent by Ovidiu Ionescu, president of the General Association of Hunters and Sport Fishermen of Romania (AGVPS), during a recent meeting held in Tulcea. According to him, in the context of a severe budget deficit, paying compensation to bear victims is no longer sustainable nor effective in the absence of