In Kamchatka, a connecting rod bear attacked and injured a security guard at a fishing and hunting base in the Ust-Kamchatka region. writes about this RIA News Referring to the region’s Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Vladimir Gordienko.
As a result, the animal was destroyed near a hunting and fishing base on the Elovka River in the Ust-Kamchatka region.
“The attack on the security guard was reported on December 5. The incident occurred while the man was investigating the area. He suffered a bite injury to his foot. “He managed to escape thanks to the dogs that scared the animal,” said Gordienko, sharing the details of the incident.
The victim was taken to the village of Klyuchi, where he received medical assistance. The hunting group urgently organized an operation. The next day the connecting rod bear was discovered and eliminated. He wasn’t far from the scene. The animal was quite exhausted and, according to the hunters, would probably not sleep in a den.
Traditionally in Kamchatka, bears start sleeping in dens towards the end of November, after they have gained a sufficient amount of fat. Female bears and their cubs are the first to hibernate, followed by males. However, bears may linger and not go to the den due to the abundance of food, for example, due to the fact that fish spawning continues in the rivers or the animal does not gain the necessary amount of fat to help it. get through the winter.
According to the Kamchatka Ministry of Natural Resources, approximately 25 thousand brown bears live on the peninsula.
Another incident involving a bear was also reported, resulting in a Crimean woman must Amputate the phalanx of the finger.
There was previously a bear on the Kuril Islands stole A bowl of soup from the tourist camp.