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In Buryatia, 260 bears were eliminated due to a threat to people

The head of the region, Alexey Tsydenov, called the situation with bears in 2026 abnormal

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In Buryatia, 260 bears were shot because of the threat to people, said the head of the region, Alexey Tsydenov.
The situation was called anomalous, linking it with forest fires and crop failure of berries and nuts due to the cold summer.
90 percent of the animals shot were young animals and cubs.

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In Buryatia, an anomalous situation has been recorded with predators reaching people, caused by natural factors.

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In Buryatia, 260 bears were eliminated due to the threat to people. The head of the Russian region, Alexey Tsydenov, announced this, TASS reports.

The official called the situation with bears in 2026 abnormal. At the same time, according to him, there are several reasons for what is happening: forest fires and crop failure of berries and nuts in the forests due to the cold summer.

“We have already shot 260 bears in populated areas and surrounding areas - these are the ones that posed a direct threat to people. This is anomalous for us,” Tsydenov said, adding that 90 percent of the animals that posed a danger to residents were young bears and cubs.

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In Buryatia, 260 bears were eliminated due to a threat to people

The head of the region, Alexey Tsydenov, called the situation with bears in 2026 abnormal

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In Buryatia, 260 bears were shot because of the threat to people, said the head of the region, Alexey Tsydenov.
The situation was called anomalous, linking it with forest fires and crop failure of berries and nuts due to the cold summer.
90 percent of the animals shot were young animals and cubs.

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