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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Hungry, exhausted, only half their normal weight: Tragedy for black bears

By The Siberian Times reporter
27 March 2017
Lack of food means bears cannot hibernate, and die of starvation and cold, with logging blamed for the lack of nuts and acorns.
A bear climbing a tree in Khabarovsk region.' Picture: Sergey Kolchin
The Asiatic black bear is facing catastrophe in areas of eastern Russia, a leading scientist has warned. A short video highlights a bear, also known as Himalayan, climbing a tree in a snowy November. 
What's unusual about that? By now, this bear should have been hibernating for several weeks or longer. 
Dr Sergey Kolchin told The Siberbian Times: 'For the last two years extremely hard conditions developed in Khabarovsk region for wild animals that depend on Korean pine and Mongolian oak for their food. 
 
 
 
 
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