Thread: Russian bears ?

Ah ok!

Have any of you seen a bear in the wild?

How common is it for people to get killed by bears in Russia?

I think it's sad and cruel that woman in the picture keeping a bear cub as a pet in the city!!!

Originally Posted by Hanna

Have any of you seen a bear in the wild?

As for me - only in Zoo. Oh, I remember, when I was a kid, I went to sanatorium with my mom and they also had a bear there who was living in a cage. I even fed him bread.

How common is it for people to get killed by bears in Russia?

Never heard of such cases, but there must be a statistic somewhere I guess.

Originally Posted by Hanna

How common is it for people to get killed by bears in Russia?

Not very common. In most cases, bears are not aggressive, and if one meets a human in the woods, it will most likely just walk (or even run) away. A wounded bear or a very hungry one, however, may become angry and attack, but that's not very common. A bear that has been awakened from its hibernation is nearly always aggressive, but again, the majority of Russian bears sleep happily until the spring . Hunters who awake bears in the winter to kill them for sport or for their hides do get mauled sometimes, but well, they know the risk, or at least they should.

And one should always steer clear of female bears with young cubs. The mother bear may attack on a slightest provocation, if she believes that you pose threat to her babies .