[Regnum] Dogs Flynn and Bim sacrificed their lives to save a Sakhalin resident from a bear that had attacked people. The animal rights group "Right to Life. Dolinsk" reported the incident on November 13.
The incident occurred on November 11th. The woman was walking near her home with her three dogs. Suddenly, a bear ran out of the woods and headed toward her. A chocolate Labrador named Flynn was the first to rush to her defense. The bear seriously injured him, after which the second dog, Bim, attacked the bear. This gave the woman time to take cover.
"Two dogs, two guardian angels, saved their owner's life," animal rights activists wrote on their Telegram channel.
Bim died at the scene. The injured Flim, with multiple lacerations, was rushed to a veterinary clinic in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Doctors fought for his life for over four hours and performed a complex surgery. However, on November 12, Flin died.
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The Ministry of Natural Resources has changed the regulations for the removal of brown bears in the regions.
| No doubt a good thing, given how many reports we’re seeing about bear attacks in Russia. |
Currently, regions themselves determine how many bears can be harvested. None of them has raised the limit to the permitted 30%. Only a few hunting grounds have set this limit.
There are 26,631 brown bears in the Krasnoyarsk Krai. Harvesting is permitted for 5,037 of them, or 19%. Over 2,500 conflicts involving bears approaching people have been recorded in the region. Kamchatka is home to 24,225 brown bears. The quota there is 3,443 bears, or 14%. In the Irkutsk Oblast, with a population of 22,413 bears, the permitted harvest is 4,098 bears, or 18%. In the region, 2,119 cases of bears approaching people have been confirmed.
The uniform standard will replace regional limits. The agency hopes this will help reduce the number of conflicts between bears and people.
Since the beginning of the year, over 12,000 reports of brown bears attacking people have been received in Russia. The predators have attacked people 87 times, killing 36 people. On November 9, a bear attacked a 52-year-old hunter in the Tomsk District of the Tomsk Region. He is hospitalized with serious injuries. The bear was subsequently killed.