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France airlifts two bears into Pyrénées, evading roadblocks

Bears from Slovenia brought in to boost depleted French population, sparking protests by farmers who complain animals are threat to livestock.

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France have airlifted two bears from Slovenia high into the Pyrénées to help bolster their tiny population in the mountains that border Spain, defying protests by farmers who complain the animals are a threat to their livestock, reports Reuters.

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