Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, took an interest in polar bears back in 2010, concerned about the remaining 25,000 of them in Russia facing climate change. (Alexey Nikolsky/AFP/Getty Images)"They had open garbage places, and it looks like recently they put something out that was very attractive for polar bears," said Stishov. It's not so difficult to deal with one or two polar bears, but how to deal with 50? Russian state TV has suggested authorities may consider a mass cull of the polar bears, but wildlife groups are dismissing that. "It's not so difficult to deal with one or two polar bears, but how to deal with 50?

Source: CBC News February 11, 2019 17:26 UTC