A stray polar bear walks on a road on the outskirts of the Russian industrial city of Norilsk, June 17, 2019. (IRINA YARINSKAYA / ZAPOLYARNAYA PRAVDA NEWSPAPER / AFP)
MOSCOW — An emaciated polar bear has been sighted in a Russian industrial city in Siberia, far south of its normal hunting grounds.
The last time a polar bear was seen in the area around Norilsk was more than 40 years ago
Emergency officials in the city of Norilsk in a statement on Tuesday warned local residents about a bear that has been spotted in one city district.
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Anatoly Nikolaichuk, chief of the local hunting department, told the Tass news agency said that the last time a polar bear was seen in the area around Norilsk was more than 40 years ago. He said that local officials will now decide whether they can catch the animal and airlift it back to the north.
A stray polar bear is seen outside Oktyabrsky mine on the outskirts of the Russian industrial city of Norilsk, June 17, 2019. (IRINA YARINSKAYA / ZAPOLYARNAYA PRAVDA NEWSPAPER / AFP)
Environmentalists say wild animals are suffering from the shrinking hunting environment and the receding ice as the Arctic is getting warmer, and some of them have ventured south in search of food.
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