In Siberia, they found the bear subspecies, which was considered to be extinct 30 years – Siberian Business Portal

On detection of traces of a bear, which is considered to be extinct for 30 years, the official website of the park. According to his staff, this population of bears in the Red Book of the region recently awarded zero category. View not register more than 20 years, and its existence has been questioned.

Bear left their tracks in the basin of the river Karasu, three kilometers from the river Bayan Chagan, the report said.

« Scientific park staff found described in detail in the park more than 20 bear pokopok marmots in the settlements. The depth of some of them reaching 60 cm and a length of about 3 meters. In addition, at the foot of the ridge Saylyugemskogo upriver Bayan Chagan was found unfinished and abandoned bear den almost two meters deep. Confirmation of the fact that it did bear are found traces of two fragments: one for soft ground excavated near the marmot burrows, and the other on top of the ridge and the fact that none of the animals that live in these places can not dig a hole so deep », – noted in the official statement of the national park.

For the first time about living separate populations of bears on a ridge in the Altai Saylyugem spoke in 1996. At the same time, this population has been included in the Red Book of the Altai Republic. By assumption, scholars, bears Saylyugema can be « relatives” Tien Shan belokogtyh bears that live in similar conditions.

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