A dangerous situation has developed on Sakhalin Island: the hot summer has prevented bears from stockpiling enough food and accumulating sufficient fat, which is why they have moved very close to people’s homes.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Tretjyakov / Go to the mediabankA dangerous situation has developed on Sakhalin Island: the hot summer has prevented bears from stockpiling enough food and accumulating sufficient fat, which is why they have moved very close to people’s homes.
A dangerous situation has developed on Sakhalin Island: the hot summer has prevented bears from stockpiling enough food and accumulating sufficient fat, which is why they have moved very close to people’s homes.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy TretjyakovThe bears are looking for food near towns and villages, garbage dumps, country houses, and come out onto the streets to beg for food. Hunters on Sakhalin put out fish in the forests to feed the bears and prevent them from attacking people.
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© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Tretjyakov
The bears are looking for food near towns and villages, garbage dumps, country houses, and come out onto the streets to beg for food. Hunters on Sakhalin put out fish in the forests to feed the bears and prevent them from attacking people.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy TretjyakovEvery year, two to three bear attacks on people are registered on Sakhalin Island. In 2010, one person died from a bear assault.
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© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Tretjyakov
Every year, two to three bear attacks on people are registered on Sakhalin Island. In 2010, one person died from a bear assault.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy TretjyakovIn the Sakhalin Region, bears live on the islands of Kunashir, Iturup, Sakhalin, Paramushir and Shumshu. Island bears are one of the largest in the Far East: they are three meters long and they weigh 700 kg.
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© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Tretjyakov
In the Sakhalin Region, bears live on the islands of Kunashir, Iturup, Sakhalin, Paramushir and Shumshu. Island bears are one of the largest in the Far East: they are three meters long and they weigh 700 kg.