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  • Russian Town Invaded, Ruled by Hungry Bears

    09/06/2015 8:01:26 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 37 replies
    Complex ^ | September 5, 2015 | Claire Landsbaum
    One Russian town is living your worst nightmare: a bear apocalypse. Luchegorsk, a town of 21,000 near the Chinese border, is being terrorized by hungry bears following a shortage of wild nuts and berries, a.k.a. foods bears usually eat to fatten up for the winter. The Guardian reports that one brown bear and one Himalayan bear are "ruling" Luchegorsk, walking through the streets and attacking residents. Asian black bears have also been spotted, and another 30-ish bears are circling the town's borders. Local police are using sirens, cars, and pressure hoses and firing into the air to scare the bears...