The head of the Ministry of Environment: the killing of the white-bear on Wrangel Island was not self-defense – BBC

24.12.2015, 16:28

The head of Russian Ministry of Natural Resources Sergey Donskoy said that the incident with the white-bear on Wrangel Island has nothing to do with self-defense, according to FlashNord .

«All the experts say that the version of self-defense does not hold water. It was a deliberate act. Animal long lure. The bomb, which grabbed the bear was smeared with something (edible), “- he said.

Previous program manager for biodiversity conservation of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) of Russia Vladimir Krever said that the killing of a polar bear on Wrangel Island – is a manifestation of sadism, but the perpetrator is unlikely to be punished.

Before that, it was reported that on Wrangel Island chef, as a member of “Rusalyans” lures the white bear, giving it a firecracker. The incident was captured on video and record after appeared on the Internet.

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