Hunters shoot two brown bears on Kamchatka
10:55, 12 August 2009
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY. August 12. KAZINFORM. Game managers have shot two brown bears that posed danger to the local residents in Palan Township on the Kamchatka Peninsula, an offical at ther Kamchatka agency for the protection and use of the animal world told Itar-Tass on Wednesday; Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.
Hunters were licensed to kill bears on the outskirts of that inhabited locality after a bear had mauled a woman there on the night from August 3 to 4.
Since the beginning of summer, game managers had to shoot five beasts that were of danger to people. The above-mentioned incident was this year's only instance of bear's attacking a human being; Kazinform cites Itar-Tass. See www.itar-tass.com for full version.