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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Experts said bears have attacked people in at least 11 regions
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.
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