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Dozens of endangered animals approach houses and public buildings in the remote archipelago of New Zembla
A remote region of Russia has entered emergency because of the invasion of dozens of polar bears.
The alert was issued by the authorities of the Nova Zembla archipelago, where live a few hundred people.
Clbadified as endangered species, these animals are affected by climate change and are increasingly forced to seek food elsewhere
With the reduction in the number of bears that attacked people and invaded houses and public buildings. polar caps in the Arctic Ocean by warming the planet, this bear species is forced to change its hunting habits and spend more time on the ground looking for food, raising the possibility of A conflict with humans.
In 2016, five Russian scientists were besieged for weeks at a remote weather station in Troynoy, west of Nova Zembla, because a group of bears circled the area. ;in law.
Bear hunting is banned in Russia and the Federal Environmental Agency has refused permission to kill them.
In Nova Zembla, bears lost the fear of police officers and the signals used to chase or contain them led to the need for more radical measures.
The main agglomeration of the archipelago, Belushya Guba, has recorded 52 polar bears in the vicinity and a plot of land.
The head of the local administration, Vigansha Musin, said that there were at least five bears in the local military zone, where are air defense facilities
"I am at Nova Zembla Since 1983, there has never been a bear invasion of this type, "Musin said in a statement.
The right-hand man of the local administrator, Alexander Minayev, said that the daily life of the inhabitants was affected by the threat of bears. are terrified, afraid to leave the house. The routines have been changed and parents are reluctant to let their children go to school, "said Minayev.
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