The image of a polar bear always arouses tenderness. Perhaps his white fur that creates the perception of purity, and the fact that usually see in zoos or photos where they pose no threat.
Very different from what is living a team of scientists in climate Vaygach station, a remote island in the Arctic north of Russia, who are besieged by a pack of five polar bears for nearly a week ago.
Bears foraging. And scientists do not have arms or equipment that allow them to drive them away, only measuring instruments useful for investigative work.
Meanwhile, the Polar Bears -how they see through the windows weigh on average 460 kilos and can reach a length of 2.40 to 2.60 meters long.
In addition, they are so agile that can get to jump a distance of 3.65 meters.
Against this, the only recourse available to the research team are emergency flares, but have failed to shake them.
The Russian government promised to help resolve the situation, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF or its acronym in English), one of the largest independent conservation organizations in the world reported.
It is believed that the presence of these animals in this area is caused by climate change, which has forced them to explore inland areas to stock up on food.
Meanwhile, scientists hope.
The natural territory of polar bears in the Arctic covers des Murmansk in the west to Chukotka in the east.
It is believed that the presence of these animals in this area is caused by climate change, which has forced them to explore inland areas to stock up on food.
Scholars have seen an increase in attacks on humans by bears in recent years.
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