The mass exit of bears to populated areas is associated with deforestation and crop failure of pine nuts, mushrooms and berries

Brief retelling from RIA II

The massive emergence of bears to the borders of populated areas is caused by deforestation and failure of the harvest of pine nuts, mushrooms and berries.

Bears began to look for food in landfills and summer cottages, which leads to tragic cases of attacks on people.

According to Oleg Zubkov, it is necessary to legislatively regulate the issue of increasing the number of licenses for shooting aggressive bears at the federal level.

SIMFEROPOL, October 3 - RIA Novosti. The reason for the mass exit of bears to the borders of populated areas was deforestation, as well as a poor harvest of pine nuts and berries, Oleg Zubkov, owner of the Crimean zoos “Taigan” and “Skazka”, told RIA Novosti.

“This year, more than ever, bears are coming out of the forests to people, from the Moscow region to the Far East everywhere. The reason for this is deforestation and the failure of the harvest of pine nuts, mushrooms and berries. Therefore, bears began to come out en masse and look for food in landfills and summer cottages. And as a result, there are tragic cases of attacks on people,” Zubkov said.

According to the owner of Crimean zoos, today there is no other way out other than increasing the number of licenses for shooting aggressive bears.

“Russia has a large population of bears, and they do not have enough places in natural conditions. Their living space is shrinking. Therefore, this issue needs to be legally regulated at the federal level,” Zubkov said.