Dozens of polar bears have 'invaded' a village in Russia's far north in search for food, prompting 'bear patrols' around the village and halting public activities, officials said. 9News
Dozens of polar bears have "invaded" a village in Russia's far north in search for food, prompting "bear patrols" around the village and halting public activities, officials said. Environmentalists say climate change might be to blame.
Polar bears could often be seen in the area around the village, but such "overcrowding" that happened just over the course of a few days is rare, WWF said. "If walruses abandon the cape or if their population reduces, polar bears would not stop to be there, but — they will be hungry."He said so far bears have usually remained calm when they come close to humans. The last time a bear killed a human in Ryrkaypiy was in 2011, according to TASS.Scientists say the unusually warm weather in the area is causing ice to melt and affecting the bears' hunting habits.
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