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"They didn't fix it in a timely manner." A negligence case has been opened in Krasnoyarsk Krai after six people died in bear attacks.

Six people died as a result of bear attacks in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Excited criminal case under Part 3 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (negligence resulting through negligence in the death of two or more persons).

Results of the survey and the increase in the bear population

According to the prosecutor's office's investigation, "measures to control bear populations and prevent them from approaching populated areas were taken untimely and failed to ensure the safety of residents." Moreover, since the beginning of September, residents of Krasnoyarsk, Zheleznogorsk, Zelenogorsk, and other populated areas have reported brown bear sightings near their homes more than 120 times.

According to monitoring data, the brown bear population in the Krasnoyarsk Territory has recently increased 2,5-fold, reaching more than 26 individuals.

Predator attacks on humans and regional reactions

In August and September, hungry bears began approaching people en masse in Siberia. Attacks on people, including fatal ones, were reported in various regions.

In the Irkutsk region due to a bear invasion introduced A state of high alert. In the Alkhanai National Park in Transbaikalia, for the same reason closed tourist season. And the residents of the village of Sliznevo near Krasnoyarsk, where predators killed 20 chickens and two dogs, decided to Don't go to the polls because the authorities don't protect them from bears.

Bureaucratic necrospeak and "regulation"

Regional authorities have begun issuing orders to cull bears. But instead of using the words "kill" or "shoot," they're using the bureaucratic slang of "regulate." In response to this noticed social anthropologist Alexandra Arkhipova.

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