Russia sets cull of up to 30 per cent of brown bears after 36 people killed in attacks
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 14. 36 killed, according to 2 outlets.
The Russian government has established a cull of up to 30 per cent of brown bear populations to keep numbers in check after bear attacks killed 36 people this year, the Ministry of Natural Resources was quoted as saying on Friday. A ministry statement, quoted by the state RIA news agency, said the limit sought to better control bear populations and reduce the number of attacks and was already registered with Russia’s Justice Ministry. “Since the beginning of the year, more than 12,000...
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- 362 outlets: rnz.co.nz, scmp.com· latest Nov 14, 2:28 AM UTCRussia sets cull of up to 30 per cent of brown bears after 36 people killed in attacks ↗
- Nov 14, 12:31 AM UTCFirst reportRussia sets cull limits to help control bear population after attacks kill 36 peoplernz.co.nz ↗
- Nov 14, 2:28 AM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisRussia sets cull of up to 30 per cent of brown bears after 36 people killed in attacksscmp.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 2:28 AM UTC · +2 h
[Claude, second read] Agrees: HIGH, a new event. Government decision (cull policy) after 36 deaths from bear attacks this year; 36 dead meets the 5+ death threshold for high.
1h ago[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Russian brown bear cull announcement after 36 deaths, adding attack and sighting figures without contradicting Report 1.
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