Rampaging bears are out of second chances in Romania after their scary invasion of rural areas led the government to let police and experts shoot them dead A warning sign by a road in Romania alerts travellers to the danger of bear attacks, which have taken 20 lives in the country in the last 20 years (Image: Getty Images)

Escalating bear attacks in Romania have pushed its government to approve emergency measures that reverse current policies to protect the animals amid a surge in their numbers.

“We hope the new measures will better protect people in rural and mountain communities, while also safeguarding biodiversity,” Environment Minister Diana Buzoianu said.

Authorities can now just shoot or euthanize bears that invade towns and villages, rather than first having to t

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