SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 12, 2012
Bears don't venture into Germany often, but a slew of sightings in Switzerland have many concerned that one is on the way. The two-year-old mammal has been spotted wandering along village roads, feasting on honey and leaving colonies of dead bees in its wake. Will it meet the same fate as Bruno? more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 03, 2010
The US diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks have generated a commotion around the world. In addition to reporting on the internal workings of global governments, the dispatches also include some oddities, like the 2006 shooting of Bruno, the first wild bear to wander into Germany in 170 years. By Sebastian Fischer and Ralf Neukirch more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 07, 2008
The last bear to venture into Germany, Bruno, was shot and killed after a sheep-killing rampage that made him a media star. Now a bear thought to be his half-brother has been spotted in Austria near the German border, but he is far better behaved, experts say. By David Crossland more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 26, 2008
Remember Bruno the brown bear, the tragic hero who rampaged around the Alps in 2006 and was shot dead on the orders of the Bavarian government? His many fans will be able to pay homage to him from this week when his stuffed remains go on show in a Munich museum. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 26, 2007
Bruno, the brown bear that caught Europe's imagination in 2006, will find his final home in a Munich natural history museum. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- July 30, 2007
Police in Germany scrambled to investigate the sighting of a large black bear on the loose in a forest. They were relieved and amused by what they found. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- July 20, 2007
While Germany follows the antics of polar bear cub Knut, Switzerland has been visited in recent weeks by two brown bears, sibblings of Bruno, an ursine renegade who roamed the Bavarian alps in 2006. But the Swiss are taking extra precautions after a close encounter between a bear and a child caused alarm in 2005. By Tom Armitage in Zurich more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 28, 2007
Eight months after his tragic death, Bruno the brown bear still can't rest in peace. The Bavarian government that had him shot has refused persistent demands from Italy to hand him back. The Germans are hiding Bruno in a freezer at an undisclosed location and plan to stuff him once the dust has settled. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- July 17, 2006
The killing of Bruno the errant young brown bear by a sniper's rifle in Bavaria last month caused no end of controversy for the German authorities. Now it's feared Bruno's mom might also be shot -- by Italian hunters. By Veronika Hackenbroch more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 26, 2006
Bruno, the first wild bear to come to Germany in over 170 years, is dead. The two-year-old "problem" died on Monday when he was shot by a Bavarian hunter. SPIEGEL ONLINE remembers his short but eventful life. By Chris Bryant more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 26, 2006
The brazen bear who captured the heart of the nation is no longer. Hunters shot Bruno dead in the early hours of Monday morning after efforts to capture the brown bear alive failed. He was the first wild bear to visit Bavaria in 170 years. more... [ Forum ]
