French hunter, 81, on trial for killing endangered bear that attacked him
Brown bear charged at André Rives in the Pyrenees and dragged him several metres before he shot and killed it
An 81-year-old French hunter has gone on trial accused of killing an endangered bear that attacked him in the Pyrenees.
The brown bear is a protected species in the mountain range, which separates France and Spain.
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