Named the reason that prevented the bears to hibernate in time

Abnormally warm weather in the Tomsk and Novosibirsk regions prevents bears from hibernating in winter, forcing predators to increasingly come to human settlements. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

Experts explain the migration of animals by the shortage of familiar food in the taiga - berries and nuts - as well as large-scale forest fires that make bears look for new habitats.

According to the head of the department of hunting and fishery of the Tomsk region Andrei Kolomin, it is stable subzero temperatures that serve as a natural signal for animals to sleep, and the prolonged heat directly pushes the timing of occurrence in the dens.

The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Novosibirsk region confirmed that a mild autumn can shift the usual time of hibernation by an average of one to three weeks.

Experts emphasize that the withdrawal of predators into hibernation affects a whole range of conditions. While in both regions, November turned out to be atypically mild, during the day the temperature rises above zero, and the constant snow did not fall.

In this regard, environmental services are continuously monitoring.

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