Biologist commented on reports of the release of bears-shutuns

In the Republic of Altai bears-shatuns appear extremely rarely, but when meeting with him should be careful. This was told in an interview with Tsargrad by the candidate of biological sciences, a specialist in the study of wild animals and ecosystems of Siberia Yuri Nikolaevich Kalinkin, commenting on reports that this winter in some regions of Russia may appear bear-shatuns.

The biologist explained that the rod is almost no different from an ordinary bear. It's the same animal, it just hasn't gained fat for a normal winter, so it goes hungry and looks for food in the winter. The danger is that it could attack livestock and humans, Kalinkin warned. However, in Altai bears-shatuns are rare. There have been very few such cases in history.

The bear-shatun, he said, can pose a threat to areas with large populations, as well as those where many tourists come.

"It is possible to appear, just if there are some groups going to the forest, it is better to accompany a person with a weapon or pre-examine the territory," the expert said.

Kalinkin explained that a bear that has not hibernated does not always attack. However, hungry bears can still be dangerous, so you need to be careful, he said.

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