Arctic Russia polar bear ‘invasion’ ends
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An “invasion” of aggressive polar bears in inhabited areas of Arctic Russia has come to an end, officials said yesterday, 10 days after the animals came to the area looking for food.
Officials in the remote northeastern Novaya Zemlya archipelago declared a state of emergency last week after 52 bears were seen entering homes and public buildings.
Local authorities appealed for help from Moscow to tackle the “unprecedented” situation on the archipelago, where Russia has bases for military personnel.
“The mass invasion of polar bears into inhabited areas has ended,” Novaya Zemlya authorities said in a statement, adding that emergency measures had been lifted.
The number of bear sightings has fallen sharply and are now close to “statistical average” for the time of year, they said.
“The threat has been minimized,” the head of the local government, Zhigansha Musin told TASS news agency.
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