In the Novosibirsk region will be allowed to withdraw up to 30% of the population of brown bears

In the Novosibirsk region, as in other regions of Russia, the maximum rate of seizure of brown bears will be 30% of their population. The relevant orders of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation are registered in the Ministry of Justice.

The new rules are designed to reduce the number of dangerous encounters of predators with humans. At the same time, the established indicator does not mean the mandatory shooting of a third of the population.

According to the federal agency, about 308,000 brown bears live in Russia. Since the beginning of 2026, more than 12 thousand appeals about predators’ exits to people have been registered, 87 attacks have occurred, as a result of which 36 people have died.

In the Novosibirsk region, the number of brown bears is 1,514 individuals. According to the regional Ministry of Natural Resources, as of November 12, 54 orders have been issued since the beginning of the year to regulate the number of 120 animals, of which 60 have been mined. Attacks on people in the region have not been recorded.

The department notes that the situation with the exits of bears to settlements is gradually stabilizing. Animals go to the forest and prepare for winter hibernation.

Earlier, “MK in Novosibirsk” reported about the permission to shoot two more bears in the Kuibyshevsky district.