The head of RAS linked the attacks of bears on people with climate change

The more frequent attacks of bears on people are caused by the growth of their population and a decrease in the feed base, as well as climate change, said the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Gennady Krasnikov. According to him, separate recommendations should be developed for each region depending on the situation.

The President of the Russian Academy of Sciences said that climate change affects the behavior of animals. Due to the fact that the climate in Russia is becoming warmer, "a completely different migration of animals is happening," Krasnikov explained. “This (frequent attacks. – Kommersant) is associated with many reasons – and the growth of the population, and the lack of food stocks because of this, which forces bears to seek and expand their territory, range,” he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

According to the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences, it is necessary to study how the feed base has changed and the bear population has increased in each region, as well as what else has happened besides this. “Recommendations should be based on this. This is not so much a scientific as a technical task – for each region, a recommendation can be developed, said Gennady Krasnikov.

In recent weeks, 19 people have been killed in bear attacks in Siberia and the Far East. According to “Kommersant-Siberia”, the greatest mortality from the attack of bears in the regions of Siberia recorded in the Krasnoyarsk Territory: there from the attacks of predators killed six people. In respect of officials of the local Ministry of Natural Resources opened a criminal case of negligence.

Details - in the material "Kommersant" "And now - furry".