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| A resident of Buryatia died after being attacked by a bear in the forest |
| 2026-09-08 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] A 56-year-old man died in Buryatia after a bear attack. This was announced on September 7 by the head of the republic, Alexey Tsydenov. A tragic incident occurred in the Zakamensky district of Buryatia. "A man was seeing his wife off to the bus when, on the way from the village to the road, the predator attacked him. His wife managed to call for help from the villagers, who managed to drive the animal off with guns. The man was taken to the central district hospital in serious condition," Tsydenov reported on his Telegram channel. He said the man, on his way to the bus stop, turned into the forest to check on his livestock, where he was attacked by a bear. The victim suffered severe head injuries, and while doctors fought to save his life, he died. Tsydenov expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased and urged residents to exercise caution, avoid unnecessary forest visits, and not let children go for walks alone near forested areas. The Buryatia Republic Service for the Protection, Control, and Regulation of Wildlife Use, Classified as Hunting Species, and for Control and Supervision of Nature Management issued a similar appeal. "It's dangerous to be in or near the forest right now. The situation is tense. Bears are searching for additional food due to the dwindling prey supply in the forest. The republic's government is taking measures to ensure public safety and control bear populations. State game inspectors, working with hunters, are on the road daily to respond to bear alerts, tracking the predators day and night, and setting up ambushes," the statement said. More from regnum.ru A bear wounded a hunter on the outskirts of Bratsk. On the outskirts of Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, a wounded bear attacked and injured a hunter. The victim was rushed to the hospital, Bratsk Mayor Alexander Dubrovin announced on September 7. He noted that hunters had been tracking the bear for several days, as it wandered toward the Church of All Saints Who Shone Forth in the Russian Land and down to Mukhanov Street. They set up nightly ambushes and combed the forest in search of the animal. "When the animal was finally discovered, the unexpected happened: the wounded bear lunged at the hunter and injured him. The man was rushed to the hospital, where doctors treated him. But there's another side to this story," Dubrovin wrote on Telegram. The mayor explained that when the hunters were carrying out the wounded man, they were met by local residents picking mushrooms. "Dear Bratsk residents! Please refrain from going into the forested park belt right now. Believe me, not a single basket of mushrooms is worth your safety. We often see bears returning to areas where they've already been removed. Take care!" he added. On August 31, two residents of the village of Podtesovo in Krasnoyarsk Krai went into the forest to pick mushrooms and never returned home. After relatives contacted law enforcement, a search was launched for the women. Their bodies, bearing signs of a bear attack, were found on September 3, 3–4 km from the village. Zoologist and game warden Mikhail Krechmar previously told Regnum News Agency that the increasing frequency of bear attacks on people is linked to the increasing predator population due to underhunting and food shortages in Siberian forests. He noted that dwindling pine nut reserves are causing bears to approach populated areas more frequently in search of food, increasing the risk of encounters with humans. |
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