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Polar bears invade Russian town; locals delighted but wary

Phys.org - Tue 12 Feb 19

Russian wildlife specialists are heading for an Arctic archipelago to try to resolve a situation that has both terrified and delighted the locals: the polar bears that moved into a populated ...

Why polar bears are invading human settlements

BBC News - Mon 11 Feb 19

Why is Russia in a state of emergency over polar bears?

Russian Arctic archipelago sounds alarm over aggressive polar bears

Phys.org - Sun 10 Feb 19

A Russian Arctic archipelago on Saturday declared an emergency situation over an "invasion" of dozens of aggressive polar bears that have entered homes and public buildings.

Why polar bears invaded a Russian village

The Verge - Tue 12 Feb 19

A combination of dwindling sea ice and an all-you-can-eat-buffet of garbage may be drawing a massive influx of polar bears to towns on a Russian archipelago. It’s a worst-case ...

52 Polar Bears 'Invade' a Russian Town to Eat Garbage Instead of Starve to Death

Livescience - Mon 11 Feb 19

As climate change destroys their hunting grounds, some bears eat garbage to survive.

Dozens of polar bears invade remote Russian town, create 'emergency situation'

USA today - Mon 11 Feb 19

A mass invasion of polar bears has caused an "emergency situation" in the small Russian settlement of Belushya Guba.        

Remote Russian Island ‘Invaded’ By Unwanted Guests

Geek.com - Mon 11 Feb 19

A Russian Arctic archipelago is under siege by … polar bears? Novaya Zemlya, a Soviet nuclear test base with a population of about 3,000, declared an emergency situation following a weeks-long ...

More than 50 polar bears invade Russian village, sparking government to declare state of emergency

FOXNews - Sun 10 Feb 19

A polar bear invasion is terrorizing Russians on a remote Arctic island with more than 50 beasts besieging one town.

Polar bears invade small island in northern Russia, causing an emergency warning

Inhabitat - Tue 12 Feb 19

Islands in northern Russia faced a crisis last weekend after a group of polar bears invaded the region. Officials in Novaya Zemlya issued an emergency warning for the small town of Belushya ...

No, climate change hasn’t driven polar bears to take over a Russian town

Watts Up With That? - Mon 11 Feb 19

Dr. Susan Crockford writes: The MSM have gone mad for this story today. I wrote up a post yesterday debunking the AGW claim. on Polar bears have been terrorizing a Russian town on the Barents ...