Chinanews.com, March 15th. According to foreign media reports, under the general trend of global warming, from Russia, Canada to the United States, "bear emergence" has been staged in advance. Usually in this year, the bears slept in hibernation at this time.

Alan Wright, a British wildlife expert, said that this is not good news for people and bears.

Data Map: Little black bear eats fruit. Photo by Gong Yanwen

How does it affect bears?

Europe has just passed the winter with the highest temperature ever. In December 2019 and January 2020, the average temperature in the United States was higher than usual. So, in many countries around the world, bears wake up from hibernation in advance.

Wright said the situation could expose bears to food shortages. "After waking up, the bear began to search for food, and found that there was not much to eat, many plants had not yet started to grow, and small animals had not yet appeared."

After hibernation, bears need to “tonic” as soon as possible because the “bearing season” is coming. Wright said that there may be many bear babies starving soon after they are born, because their parents are not strong enough, and they cannot find enough food to grow their babies.

Data map: A black bear appeared beside a highway in California, and then entered the city. In the end, the wildlife protection staff successfully subdued the black bear.

How does it affect people?

On the other hand, this may not be good news for people as it may increase the interaction between the bear and the person. "Usually, bears prefer to move around in their own little world, and are unwilling to deal with people." However, hunger will inevitably force bears to travel farther and newer to find food, which means that they may become more and more separated from people. near.

"Bears go where people store their food. The purpose is clear: find something to eat!"

Wright said that a similar thing would happen only when the bear was "extremely desperate"-maybe because he was very hungry or because he had to find food for the baby.

In 2019, a region of Russia declared a state of emergency as dozens of polar bears broke into residential areas in search of food and attacked humans.

In normal years, mother bears with babies usually do not "hole out" until the end of April. Wright suggested that if you encounter a bear, you should try to avoid it and contact the relevant department immediately.

The United States National Parks Administration also recommends that you carry a bear spray in the wild and keep calm after you encounter a bear.

Wright said, "Bears generally don't attack people unless they become obstacles for them."