204 Brown Bears Neutralized in Khakassia Since the Start of the Year

By the morning of October 7, 2026, 204 brown bear individuals had been neutralized in Khakassia as part of population control measures. This was reported by the republic’s Ministry of Natural Resources.

In September, the republic introduced a heightened alert regime due to the increasing number of predator encounters with people. Residents are not advised to visit the taiga, ecological trails, or specially protected natural areas.

Previously, authorities reported that the brown bear population in Khakassia exceeds 2,200 individuals and has grown by more than a third compared with 2022. TASS пишет that no deaths of people from bear attacks have been reported in Khakassia. According to the agency’s calculations, 24 people in Russia became victims of bear attacks in 2026, and the highest number of fatalities was in Krasnoyarsk Krai — seven people.