Horrific pictures have emerged showing the body of an endangered brown bear who was reportedly shot dead in Spain.
A group of tourists came across the corpse of the 16 stone creature last week as they visited a nature reserve in the northern Spanish region of Asturias.
And experts believe that the animal was killed with what they think was a single gun shot to the chest.
Now Spanish police have launched an investigation to find who could be responsbible for the bear’s death.
Animal rights experts say the bear could have been shot by poachers, who are also known to shoot lynxes, wolves and endangered eagles in Spain.
