The key facts

  • A she-bear with two cubs entered a property in Mezhdurechye and tried to make her way to the house
  • The yard laika Belka drove the predators off the property
  • The owner shouted at the dog and sent her into the house so she would not chase the animals

Dog drives away a she-bear with her cubs

In the Bashkir city of Mezhdurechye... Gazeta.Ru, citing the Telegram channel Baza, the adult predator initially tried to 'show character,' but in the end fled the property along with her cubs.

What can be seen in the footage and how it all ended

The footage from the scene shows the laika chasing the predators and continuing to bark. The owner shouted at the dog to stop her from chasing the bears any further and sent her into the house. The publication reports no injuries.

Other recent encounters with bears

In the same article, the outlet recalls two other recent incidents. In Buryatia, a large, emaciated bear made its way into a village woman's yard: the woman went out to feed her dogs and discovered the predator; men came to her aid and killed the animal on the spot. In addition, earlier, a Russian hunter who survived a fight with a bear was fitted with a new face.