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Spanish King Cleared in Death of Drunken Bear
The Vologda Region Prosecutor's Office has found only “isolated violations in the work of the regional game warden,” according to a letter written deputy head of the Department for Hunting Resources Sergey Starostin and published in local media. Starostin had claimed that a bear hunt had been organized for the King Juan Carlos I of Spain using a tame bear named Mitrofan that had been given vodka before being released into the field.
Prosecutor's officials, ranger and the organizers of the king's visit all denied that the king had any part in the hunt for Mitrofan. It now turns out that s no such hunt took place at all. Vologda hunter Igor Grokhov confessed to killing the bear in October.
Grokhov said that the bear escaped while his cage was being repaired and he was unable to recapture the bear. “Arms had to be used, and I shot him on the evening of October 6,” Grokhov said. “There was no other choice.” He denied that the bear had a “soft character,” but confirmed that he was “sober and healthy” at the time of the king's visit.
Prosecutors noted that there were irregularities in the issuance of the king's hunting license.
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