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15 Bears Currently Roam in Smalyavichy District Alone

They are found in various parts of the metropolitan district.

Where they have been spotted and how to behave when encountering a predator, Alexander Yanchevsky, the leading hunting expert of the Smalyavichy Hunting Enterprise, told smolevichi-24.by. According to the specialist, about 15 bears currently live in the Smalyavichy district.

Hunting these animals is prohibited — the bear remains a Red Book species.

The presence of bears was recorded in the area of Babin Les, Tadulin, near the testing ground and Minsk National Airport, as well as in the vicinity of Shemetava village and on the Usyazhskoye floodplains.

Residents of Zialiony Bor also shared photos of bears from camera traps and videos of animal tracks in the surrounding forests.

Recently, one of the club-footed animals was spotted in a field on the border of Aziarytska-Slabadski and Usyazhski rural councils. A local resident shared a photograph with the editorial office.

According to the hunting expert, more frequent encounters with bears do not necessarily mean that there are more animals.

One of the reasons is that people themselves have become more active in going into the forest. In addition, migrating individuals may pass through the district.

— There are many mushroom pickers in the forest, and bears are afraid of people, so they move from place to place, — explained Alexander Yanchevsky.

According to the specialist, hunters also sometimes talk about encounters with bears. The hunting season for wild boars, moose, deer, and roe deer is now open, so people are in the forest more often.

The hunting expert himself, who regularly goes out at night with a thermal imager, has not yet personally encountered a bear.

What to do if you encounter a bear

  • — do not shout or try to scare the animal away;
  • — do not make sudden movements;
  • — do not approach the animal;
  • — calmly start moving away in the opposite direction;
  • — give the bear an opportunity to leave.

The main thing is not to panic and not to try to scare the club-footed animal away by yourself. The animal, as a rule, tries to avoid meeting humans.

Comments6

  • Касалапыя мігранты
    22.09.2026
    Касалапыя мігранты,

    І дарэчы, глупства, што людзі "больш сталі хадзіць у лес".
    Наадварот, зараз людзі карыстаюць лес куды меньш, бо ўрбанізацыя і інтэнсіўная сельская гаспадарка дазваляе добра жыць, не карыстаючы лясныя рэсурсы. Яшчэ 100 гадоў таму нармальна было штодня туды хадзіць, і не гуляць, а па справе.

    Плюс забота аб экалогіі, якая значна зменшыла цяжкія металы і іншыя летальныя рэчывы ў антрапагенных экасістэмах, прывяла да таго, што звяры жывуць бліжэй да людзей.

    Таму мішкі і гуляюць свабодна - што людзі іх не палююць і значна меньш актыўнічаюць у лясах. Мішка смялее.
  • Опа
    22.09.2026
    Дык што, той самы Сноўдан Эдвард - ён што мае беларускае паходжанне? Цікавае слова, як выявілася ))) Сноўдаюцца сноўданы)))
  • Імя
    22.09.2026
    Беларусы паціху аддаюць свой край яго спрадвечным уласнікам

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