Bear cubs freeze to death after their mother is woken up by ‘drunks’ who attacked the adult bear with a chainsaw and forced it to flee
- Cubs were found by hunting experts in Anuchinsky district in Far East of Russia
- One local claims woodcutters got drunk and decided to wake up the mother bear
- Experts said the mother survived the encounter but never returned to the den
Two bear cubs froze to death after their mother was woken up by ‘drunks’ who attacked the adult bear with a chain saw, forcing it to flee their den.
The cubs were found by hunting experts who were patrolling a forest in the Anuchinsky district in the Far East of Russia.
The young animals were abandoned by their mother who got scared off by a group of woodcutters.
Police have established the identities of the men who disturbed the bear, but not released their names.
The dead cubs (pictured) were found by hunting experts who were patrolling a forest in the Anuchinsky district in the Far East of Russia
An administrative investigation has been started.
It is not clear how many men were responsible for disturbing the animals.
One of the locals familiar with the case spoke to VladNews website and claimed that the woodcutters were drunk.
‘The guys got drunk after cutting logs and went for a walk about the woods,’ said the source.
Police have established the identities of the men who disturbed the bear, but not released their names. Pictured: A Himalayan bear in the Far East of Russia
‘They came across a den and thought it would be a great idea to wake up the bear.
‘They didn’t succeed at first, but then the mother bear woke up, got out and lashed aggressively at them.
‘The men defended themselves with a chainsaw, wounding the bear which fled the spot.’
The regional department for Wildlife Control, Protection and Regulation have said that the mother bear survived the encounter. Pictured: A Himalayan bear in the Far East of Russia
The Siberian Times was told by Dmitry Pankratov from the regional department for Wildlife Control, Protection and Regulation that the mother bear survived the encounter.
‘We confirm that these two cubs were abandoned by their mother who got scared by the woodcutters.
‘The mother bear is alive, but she never came back to the den’, he said.
It is not clear how many men were responsible for disturbing the animals. Pictured: A tree opened by a Himalayan bear searching for honey in the Far East of Russia