In Arkhyz, a bear cub attacked an excavator operator — the worker was unharmed

Attack at a construction site

In the morning at a construction site in Arkhyz, an excavator operator started up his machine and stepped away a few meters — at that moment a young, skinny bear cub, about waist-high to an adult, ran out of the bushes. The animal went on the attack, a struggle broke out between them, but the man managed to push the animal away, run into the cab and drive it off with the bucket. The incident became known to kp.ru (the material is cited by Gazeta.Ru).

Consequences and the agency's response

After the attack, the excavator operator was left with a torn sweater, but he suffered no injuries. Game wardens were dispatched to the site to scare the animal away. The Ministry of Natural Resources of Karachay-Cherkessia noted that the animal's behavior was likely caused by fear, and reminded that a bear is a wild animal with unpredictable behavior, so no food or food waste that could attract it should be left in the forest.

Other recent encounters with bears

The report from Arkhyz came against the backdrop of other similar news. For example, in Bashkiria, a yard laika named Belka drove away a she-bear with two cubs, which had wandered onto the property and were trying to make their way to the house: at first the she-bear tried to 'show her character', but in the end she ran off, while the owner shouted at the dog and shut her inside the house. It was also previously reported that a bear nearly tore a man apart in Tomsk Region.