Russia's Arctic plans add to polar bears' climate woes.
Last month's visit by roaming polar bears that put a Russian village on lockdown may be just the beginning.
And as Russia increases its footprint in the Arctic, pursuing energy projects, Northern Passage navigation and strategic military interests, experts expect more clashes between humans and bears. "For thousands of years, they migrated this time of year to hunt seals. This year they came to the shore and there was no ice."
In 1991, soldiers drove an axe into the head of a polar bear after it had got used to feeding on discarded scraps and become aggressive. Biologists from the island's nature reserve never found the injured animal, he said.
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