Bears Trap Geologists In Russia (30+ hungry bears go after Geological survey team)

Sky News ^ | 07/22/08

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Bears Trap Geologists In Russia

By Sky News

SkyNews - Tuesday, July 22 03:07 pm

At least 30 hungry bears have trapped a group of geologists at their remote survey site in Russia's far east after killing two of their co-workers last week.

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The team of geologists on Russia's seismically active Kamchatka peninsula refused to leave their camp after the bears showed up, a spokesman for the region's emergency services ministry said.

He said: "In the interests of safety they didn't come out to work - the people are scared by the invasion of bears."

A bear killed two geologists at the worksite on July 18, officials said.

Authorities on Kamchatka, nine time zones east of Moscow on the Pacific Ocean, said this year was remarkable for either too many bears or not enough fish.

"Either way there is not enough food," the spokesman said.

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The population of Russia is declining, and most of the settlements in Siberia have been abandoned.

Then who poached all the fish?

[Daffynition]

Ahem.

[Conspiracy Guy]

We need to find some pickanick baskets.

[MeekOneGOP]

hehehe!

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Treadwells last known photo:

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I can almost smell the pepper spray.