A high alert regime has been introduced in five districts of Kuzbass due to the increasing frequency of bears visiting people
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- In five districts of the Kemerovo region, a high alert regime has been introduced due to the increasing frequency of bears visiting people.
- A bear attacked a man near Mezhdurechensk, and a bear wounded a pensioner near Novokuznetsk.
- Animals were spotted in the private sector in the south of the region.
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Why It Matters
In August, two cases of bear attacks on people were recorded in Kuzbass: a female bear injured a man near Mezhdurechensk, and a bear injured a pensioner near Novokuznetsk. Animals were spotted in the private sector in the south of the region.
In five districts of Kuzbass, a high alert regime was introduced due to the increasing frequency of bears visiting people.
A bear attacked a man near the city of Mezhdurechensk, and a bear injured a pensioner near a gardening partnership near Novokuznetsk.
The appearance of bears was recorded in the private sector in the south of the Kemerovo region.
KEMEROVO, September 9 - RIA Novosti. A high alert regime was introduced in five districts of Kuzbass due to the increasing frequency of bears visiting people, Evgeniy Boyko, the ministry of forestry and hunting in the region, told RIA Novosti.
In August, the press service of Kuzbass disaster medicine reported that a bear attacked a man near the city of Mezhdurechensk, but he managed to break free and run away. Doctors evacuated him by helicopter to the hospital. The Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also reported a case in which a bear attacked a pensioner and injured her near a gardening partnership near the city of Novokuznetsk. This bear was eliminated by the local police officer who arrived to respond to the call. Also in local public pages, residents of Kuzbass reported that the appearance of bears was recorded in the private sector in the south of the Kemerovo region.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The high alert regime will be maintained until the situation with bears coming out to people stabilizes.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What measures are being taken to prevent further bears from entering populated areas?
- Will control over the bear population in the region be strengthened?
- Is there a connection between the increasing frequency of bear sightings and changing climate conditions?







