Bear shot dead after fatal attack
From Times Wire Reports
A brown bear killed a tourist camping on an island off Russia’s Far East coast and was shot by other campers, local police said.
The attack took place on Bolshoi Shantar island, said a police spokeswoman.
Bears have come into increasing conflict with humans in remote regions of Russia as their natural habitat has faced growing encroachment from development and tourism.
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