Krasnoyarsk Woman Killed by Bear Amid Rise in Attacks
Bears are confirmed to have killed at least five people in Siberia over the past month, state media reported.
In the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk, a 66-year-old woman was killed by a bear, marking a recent fatal encounter among a reported increase in bear attacks across Russia this year. The Investigative Committee, Russia’s top investigative body, confirmed the woman was found deceased in the remote village of Verkhny Kebezh, located about 3,400 kilometers east of Moscow. Images released by investigators depict a rural wooden house and its yard, believed to be the woman’s residence.
This incident occurred following another bear-related event on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East, where officials shot and killed a bear that had wandered near a school in the village of Palana. Russia has reported around 20 bear attacks since the beginning of the year, though the exact number of fatal encounters remains unclear. Reports indicate that at least five people have been killed by bears in Siberia within the past month, according to state media.
The Russian Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has downplayed the rise in bear attacks, stating that the annual count typically ranges between 20 and 30. In comparison, 2014 saw a record 166 bear attacks. The ministry attributes the recent public anxiety over bear encounters to the spread of videos on social media. Furthermore, the ministry noted that Russia’s brown bear population has more than doubled since 1990, currently numbering 307,000.
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