Insomniac bears are roaming the forests of southwestern Siberia scaring local people.

As the weather stays too warm for the season the animals do not fall into their usual winter slumber.

Bears escape harsh winters by going to sleep in October-November for around six months, but in the snowless Kemerovo region in Siberia where the weather is unseasonably warm, animals have no desire yet to hibernate.

“Due to weather conditions, bears didn’t go into the winter sleep in time,” said Tatiana Maslova, chief expert at a regional environmental agency in the Siberian city of Kemerovo.

Every patch of land is watched by a specially assigned inspector to make sure there is no damage to farming and to local residents, she added. At the moment there is still enough fodder, so bears are not wreaking any havoc.

The hunting season in Russia has been started already. So there are also observers to ensure there are no attacks on hunters.

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