The inhabitants of Tilichiki, a village at the eastern end of the Russian peninsula Kamchatka (in the east of the country), they found a lost polar bear, looking for food, hundreds of kilometers from its usual habitat.
Russian media reported that the animal appeared exhausted. Apparently the bear traveled from Chukotka to the village of Tilichiki in Kamchatka, approx 700 kilometers to the south, reports the British press. The recording was obtained from locals. And the video went viral.
Environmentalists said the bear could have lost my sense of direction. “Due to climate change, the Arctic is warming,” explained Vladimir Chuprov of Greenpeace. “The ice is retreating and polar bears are looking for new ways to survive. And the easiest way is to reach people.”
In the video you can see how the animal comes out of the water and walks in the snow. Similarly, in other images you can see how a man throws a fish at the mammal, which appears tired and He is not troubled by human presence.
Kamchatka authorities were planning how to move the bear. It was thought that the use of a sedative could put the bear to sleep and fly it to Chukotka by helicopter. Polar bears’ dependence on sea ice makes them highly vulnerable to global warming. The reduction in Arctic ice cover could deprive them of their usual prey, seals.
Source: Clarin
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