The President of the Russian Academy of Sciences explained the increase in bear attacks on people by climate change

Brief retelling from RIA II

The increasing incidence of bear attacks on people is caused by climate change, population growth and a reduction in the food supply, said Gennady Krasnikov, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

According to Krasnikov, due to climate warming, another migration of animals is taking place, which is causing concern for local residents.

For each region, it is necessary to develop individual recommendations based on an analysis of changes in the food supply and bear population, the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences noted.

MOSCOW, September 26 - RIA Novosti. Increasing cases of bear attacks on people are caused by climate change, population growth and a reduction in the food supply, Gennady Krasnikov, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

“Of course, science can explain this. Bears are noticeable because they attack people, but if you look, other animals come to us, and foxes come to the city, and wolves are also quite frequent visitors, sometimes we see tigers,” Krasnikov said.

“This is due to many reasons - both population growth and the resulting shortage of food supplies, which forces bears to seek and expand their territory and range,” he noted.

Therefore, for each region it is necessary to carefully look at how much the food supply has changed, how much the bear population has increased, and what else has happened besides this, the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences added. “And recommendations should be based on this. This is not so much a scientific as a technical task - each region can have its own recommendation,” Krasnikov said.

The President of the Russian Academy of Sciences noted the impact of climate change on animal behavior. The climate in Russia is becoming warmer, and “a completely different migration of animals is taking place,” Krasnikov explained.

“This is also associated with the concern of local residents, because before they did not have such frequent encounters with predators and other wild animals. This is a more difficult moment, but this characterizes a change in climatic conditions,” he said.