
Президент Российской академии наук Геннадий Красников заявил, что учащение случаев нападения медведей на людей связано с изменением климата, ростом популяции и сокращением кормовой базы, что заставляет животных расширять территорию в поисках пищи.
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Президент РАН Геннадий Красников в беседе с РИА Новости объяснил рост случаев нападения медведей на людей изменением климата, увеличением популяции и недостатком пищи, вынуждающим животных расширять ареал обитания.
Участившиеся случаи нападения медведей на людей связаны с изменениями климата, ростом популяции и сокращением кормовой базы, сообщил президент Российской академии наук Геннадий Красников в беседе с РИА Новости.
«Это связано со многими причинами — и с ростом популяции, и с нехваткой из-за этого съестных запасов, что заставляет медведей искать и расширять свою территорию, ареал», — сказал он.
A new study by the Climate Impact Lab projects that the developing El Nino event in the Pacific could cause 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide during 2026-27, with the heaviest toll in developing countries, including 66,800 in Africa's Sahel region and significant numbers in Nigeria, Sudan, Indonesia, India, and Brazil.

The supreme shaman of Russia, Kara-ool Dopchun-ool, stated that bears come out to people because of the lack of pine nuts and berries, and that shamans perform rituals to stop this. In Tuva, a high alert regime and a curfew were introduced in 11 districts due to the threat of bears; a criminal case was opened after the death of hockey coach Alexander Kuzmenko from a bear attack in the Todzhinsky district.

A family of five killer whales swam up to the ship in the Muchka Bay of the Tatar Strait of the Sea of Okhotsk in the Khabarovsk Territory and staged an aqua show, emerging from the water in front of the sailors’ cameras, which was a rare success due to the inclusion of the species in the Red Book.

Typhoon Dujuan struck Japan's Pacific coast on September 20, killing 12 people and leaving four missing, with most victims dying in landslides or submerged vehicles; over 360 schools across seven prefectures were affected, and in Chiba Prefecture, floodwaters damaged farmland and about 1,000 homes, while in Narita, a koi breeding facility was destroyed, washing away more than 100,000 decorative carp.

President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Krasnikov said that the increase in cases of bear attacks on people is associated with climate change, population growth and a reduction in food supply, and emphasized the need to develop regional recommendations based on an analysis of these factors.

A fire on the small longline seiner Triumph off the southern coast of Kamchatka occurred on Friday evening. Four victims were taken to the Kamchatka regional hospital, two of them in serious condition. 25 crew members were rescued, the whereabouts of four sailors are unknown.