According to the data of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation, this year there were 87 bear attacks in the regions of the country. 36 people died as a result.
One of these cases occurred in September in the Vologda region, when a 73-year-old hunter died in the Ust-Kubinsky district.
Before that, there was a case of a bear attack in the spring in the forest near Veliki Ustyug.
As TASS reports, citing the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources, in the regions of the country it is now allowed to shoot up to 30% of brown bears. At the same time, the government is willing to co-finance the costs of shooting the predators that reach people in the regions.
Previously, the limits were for the 2026/2027 hunting season. were limited to smaller numbers.
Thus, the killing of 1,591 individuals is allowed in the Vologda region, which is about 16.6% of the total number of bears: there are about 8,700 of them in the Vologda region.
Let's add that in total this year up to 12 thousand cases of bears coming out to people were recorded in the regions of the Russian Federation.