Seventh person killed by bear in Russian region in a month as spate of attacks grows
Investigators said officials failed to control bear numbers as attacks rose to at least 20 deaths nationwide this year.
- Investigators in Krasnoyarsk opened a criminal case on Wednesday into the local environment ministry, accusing it of negligence after a bear killed a 51-year-old woman in Voznesenka, bringing the region's September death toll to seven.
- Rising bear numbers, more than doubling since 1990 to 308,000 nationwide, have overwhelmed local management; environment ministry data shows Krasnoyarsk hosts nearly 27,000 brown bears, with residents submitting more than 120 reports of animals entering settlements.
- Following the attack in Voznesenka, other victims in Krasnoyarsk this month include a 39-year-old male logger and two women gathering mushrooms; investigators confirmed the predator responsible was shot dead by a neighbor.
- Officials warned residents in Krasnoyarsk, Zheleznogorsk, and Zelenogorsk to avoid forests and delay berry picking, stating, "If you encounter a large predator, you have virtually no chance of survival."
- Experts attribute the nationwide spate of attacks—with at least 20 deaths across 11 regions—to climate change; an early, dry spring left a shortage of wild berries, forcing bears to search for food in populated areas.
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Seventh person killed by bear in Russian region in a month as spate of attacks grows
A Russian woman has been fatally mauled by a bear in her garden, the seventh such death in her Siberian region this month, state investigators said, amid a nationwide spate of killings that experts blame on climate change and human incompetence.
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The Independent (US)Russian woman mauled to death by bear as attacks surge across Siberian region
The attacks have been attributed to climate change and human carelessness
A resident of the village of Voznezenka of the Irbei-Saiyan district in Krasnoyarsk province was killed by an attack by a bear at the garden section of her home, reporting to the press service of the Central Investigation Department of the Krasnoyarsk region and the Republic of Hakassia.
In the village of Voznesenka, in Krasnoyarsk province, the bear attacked a local woman near a farm with domestic animals on its territory, and she died and was reported to the UK General Investigation Department for the region. The incident occurred in the Irbeisco-Saiyan municipal district and was reported to the TASS department. In the morning, a resident of the village of Voznesenka entered the yard and noticed a predator trying to enter the …
A bear killed a woman in the Krasnoyarsk Territory when she left her home to go to her garden, the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Khakassia said.
A bear killed a woman in Krasnoyarsk Krai when she left her home to go to her garden, the main investigation department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Republic of Khakassia announced.
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