"Bear Patrol" in Yakutia and Chukotka went on the trail of polar bears

"Bear Patrol" of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on the coast of Chukotka and Yakutia from late March to late April, and will hold "Operation Spring trail 2013" in which to observe the polar bears on the coast, Sakha news reports .

The section from the mouth of the Indigirka in Yakutia to the Bering Strait, Chukotka will comprise four expeditionary group. Patrol - is more than 50 volunteers from Arctic villages, as well as inspectors nature. They will be doing the survey the Arctic coast and collecting information about polar bears encountered, they should be generic and dens. Communication with them is maintained via satellite phone.

As the head of the project WWF "Bear Patrol" Viktor Nikiforov, the beginning of spring - a particularly important time for the polar predators, because it is in these days to bear offspring leave winter home. Polar Bears are looking for the next, and in case of note their location on the map to protect these areas from poachers, says Arctic Info.

Polar bears are listed in the Red Book of Russia. The total population in the Russian Arctic - about 5-6 thousand. According to RIA Novosti, at present in the polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere lives only about 21 thousand polar bears.

Recall that it was "Bear Patrol" in April 2012 found a four-month-baby-bear who lost his mother, and saved her from certain death. Rescued Bear-girl now known as Kolymana and lives in Yakut Zoo "Orto I'll get."