Polar bear attacks and injures 3 family members in Russia
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Key Points:
- Three members of a family, including a child, were injured in a rare polar bear attack near the village of Nosok in Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region inside the Arctic Circle.
- The family was at a fishing spot about 40 kilometers from Nosok when the attack occurred; they were evacuated and given immediate medical assistance, with one person potentially needing hospitalization.
- Polar bear attacks on humans remain extremely rare, but experts link increased encounters to shrinking sea ice caused by global warming, which forces bears closer to inhabited areas in search of food.
- Arctic temperatures have been rising at more than twice the global rate since 2006, contributing to changes in polar bear behavior and habitat.
- Similar incidents have been reported
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