{"id":99540,"date":"2026-09-23T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=99540"},"modified":"2026-09-23T17:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:34:00","slug":"arab-news-russia-probes-bear-attacks-as-official-says-town-under-siege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=99540","title":{"rendered":"Arab News | Russia probes bear attacks, as official says town under \u2018siege\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MOSCOW: At least six people have been killed in bear attacks in Russia\u2019s vast Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk in a month, prosecutors said Wednesday, as an official in a neighboring region reported bears had put one town \u201cunder siege\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said they had opened a probe into criminal negligence, accusing local officials of failing to control bear numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s brown bear population has more than doubled since 1990, from around 130,000 to almost 308,000 individuals in 2026, according to Russia\u2019s natural resources ministry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-embed social-embed--twitter\" data-type=\"social-embed\" data-provider=\"twitter\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrianMcDonaldIE\/status\/2102634817749688578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" style=\"margin:16px auto;max-width:100%;width:fit-content;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In Siberia\u2019s Irkutsk region, schools have been advised to cancel outdoor sports days because of a surge in bear sightings near populated areas.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities received 180 reports of bears in just three days, while 32 bears were killed during the same period, including 14 in a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NeYgQmSifS\">pic.twitter.com\/NeYgQmSifS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian McDonald (@BrianMcDonaldIE) September 23, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>While the number of bear attacks across Russia has remained constant at around 20 to 30 a year, according to the ministry, local media and officials have expressed alarm about the rising numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Despite numerous warnings, local officials \u201cfailed to take measures to regulate the predator population or prevent them from appearing in areas inhabited by people,\u201d the Investigative Committee of Russia\u2019s sparsely-populated Krasnoyarsk and Khakassia regions said on its website.<\/p>\n<p>The bodies of two pensioners were found mauled in a forest near the remote town of Podtyosovo earlier this month, followed by the death of a 40-year-old factory worker who walked through the forest on September 6, according to local media.<\/p>\n<p>Three others were killed in the following weeks, the latest of which was a 39-year-old logger guarding machinery in the forest early Wednesday, investigators said.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy head of the neighboring Khakassia region, Dmitry Buchenik, said Wednesday that the forest town of Abaza \u2014 home to around 10,000 people \u2014 was surrounded by bears \u201con all sides\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an alarming night in Abaza. 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