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Bears are preparing for hibernation by actively searching for food and storing fat. This is an annual cycle, but increases the risk of encounters with people.
Bears are expected to be especially active in the next three to four weeks as the animals search hard for food and accumulate fat before hibernation. The chairman of the public council under the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, Alexander Myaskov, warned about this, he was quoted by TASS.
According to the expert, during this period, residents of the regions need to exercise increased caution and attentiveness. After feeding, the bears will go into hibernation. As Myaskov noted, this will happen in about three weeks or a month.
Since the beginning of the year, bears have mauled 22 people.
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In three to four weeks, the bears will go into hibernation and their activity will decrease
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