Russia draws up measures to control bear population after spate of deadly attacks
Officials are weighing hunting quota changes and regional limits as brown bear numbers have more than doubled to 308,000, state media said.
- On Wednesday, the Russian government announced urgent measures to control brown bear populations after at least 22 people were killed in attacks this year, with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev stating the government is "currently preparing a series of priority measures."
- Bears have been forced to forage further for food this year because an early and dry spring depleted berry supplies in September, while the brown bear population has more than doubled in the last three decades due to milder winters.
- In Kamchatka, a 23-year-old man was killed this week while gathering berries, while Investigators in Krasnoyarsk opened a criminal case alleging negligence by the local ministry contributed to seven deaths in September alone.
- Officials plan to lift hunting quotas, establish regional population limits, and grant local authorities expanded powers to control bear numbers, as Patrushev emphasized the goal to ensure humans and animals "coexist safely."
- The environment ministry maintains that bear attacks average around 20 cases annually, attributing widespread public concern to social media, though Experts say people ignore safety rules and leave food waste in the open that attracts bears.
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Russia draws up measures to control bear population after spate of deadly attacks
The Russian government said on Wednesday it was drawing up urgent measures to control the population of brown bears that has spiralled out of control in some regions, with at least 22 people killed in attacks.
The Russian government has announced emergency measures to control the population of brown bears, which has grown out of control in some regions, after a series of attacks in which at least 22 people died, Index.hr reports.
AFTER at least 22 fatal attacks, the Russian government is introducing emergency measures to control the bear population. The causes are climate change and human negligence, and the population has doubled in 30 years.
The Minister of Natural Resources, Alexander Kozlov, has taken the initiative to introduce basic standards for the number of bears for each particular territory of Russia due to the lack of a feed base. Alexander Kozlov, the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia, has taken the initiative to introduce basic standards for the number of bears for each particular territory of the country. He says that the situation is greatly exacerbat…
Vice-Premier Dmitri Patrushev of the Russian Federation reported that the Government of the Russian Federation was preparing measures to deal with the incidents of bear attacks in the regions, including the allocation of funds to the Russian Federation.
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