Food Shortage Making Siberian Bears More Aggressive Than Kamchatka Brown Bears

Dragon Media News Desk

Bears in Siberia are displaying more aggressive behaviour than Kamchatka brown bears as shortages in their natural food supply increasingly push the animals closer to human settlements, according to a Russian wildlife expert.

Vladimir Gordienko, a researcher at the Kronotsky State Nature Reserve and a wildlife biologist, told Russian news agency TASS that Siberian bears have been behaving more aggressively in comparison with brown bears in Kamchatka.

Kamchatka brown bears are also increasingly entering populated areas in search of food, he said. The trend has been linked to an insufficient natural food base, which is forcing the animals to move beyond their usual habitats.

Reduced food availability can alter the natural behaviour of bears and increase the likelihood of encounters between wildlife and humans, raising concerns over human-wildlife conflict in affected regions.