Recent reports of bear encounters in Karelia have sparked concern among tourists and locals, yet zoologists suggest that these sightings do not indicate a surge in danger. To understand why a bear appears in a residential area or reacts a certain way during a forest encounter, one must look at the evolutionary history of the region's population rather than assume an increase in aggression.
Konstantin Tirronen, a zoologist at the Karelian Researc…
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