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| Due to bear activity in Russian regions, searches for people are being suspended |
| 2026-10-25 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] Volunteer search and rescue teams in some regions of Russia are forced to suspend their work due to the detection of additional bear threats, according to the Liza Alert search and rescue team. "In some regions, we're actually forced to suspend the search. In a certain area, there was a situation involving unusual behavior for a bear, and we understand that it treats people differently than the usual animals we're used to. It's possible that it won't leave our team, but will act differently. Therefore, we're reconsidering our search efforts," Grigory Sergeyev, head of the search and rescue team, told TASS. He explained that the mere presence of a bear in the forest isn't enough to halt work; the animal's behavioral characteristics, including the presence of cubs and its habituation to humans, are also taken into account. Therefore, volunteers are forced to study the situation more closely and pay attention to everything. "There are regions where government agencies have directly banned entry into forests due to this abnormal behavior of bears," Sergeev concluded. Oleg Leonov, a rescuer and coordinator of the Liza Alert search and rescue team, advised IA Regnum to raise your hands when encountering a bear, as a person with raised hands is much taller, and animals always rely on the size of the person standing in front of them. In recent years, bear tracks have increasingly been found near populated areas, including in the Moscow region. This may be due to an increase in the animal population in neighboring regions, according to the Moscow Region Ministry of Ecology and Nature Management. |
| Posted by:badanov |