Bear walks 150km ‘home’ to Abruzzo town three weeks after being returned to natural habitat

An errant bear has reappeared in his favourite Italian town after a failed attempt to rewild him.

The two-year-old Marsican brown bear, affectionately known as Juan Carrito, walked 150km “home” to Roccaraso, a small mountain town in the Abruzzo region, bypassing several other towns along the way.

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