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Kamchatka bears on Kurilsky lake

Kamchatka bears on Kurilsky lake

Far East of Russia. Kamchatka bears on Kurilsky lake

Kamchatka bears on Kurilsky lake
Formed 8-50 thousand years ago, Lake Kurilsky on Kamchatka peninsula is 300 m deep and 12 km long. The lake is famous for its wonderful landscapes, surrounding volcanoes, and also for bears, and there are plenty of them here. In fact, the lake is full of salmon, that’s why bears are never hungry here. Meanwhile, according to researchers, up to 1.7 million fish use the lake and its tributaries for spawning. The reason of Kamchatka bears’ non aggressive behavior is their fish “diet” that they have preferred to the meat. However, the place inhabited by bears is surrounded by an electric fence to stop the animals from attacking people. They stay on their territory and forget about people. So, the fence is just a restricting factor.

bears on Kurilsky lake

bears on Kurilsky lake

Measurements of the numbers of salmon entering the lake and the spawning of juvenile fish are conducted by observation stations (manned by the Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, which is located on the western shore of the lake.

Kamchatka bears on Kurilsky lake

The photographer takes his position in a tent to take pictures of bears

The photographer takes his position in a tent to take pictures of bears

In search of fish

In search of fish

In search of fish

Going to fish bear

While catching fish, mother bear gives a lesson to her cubs

While catching fish, mother bear gives a lesson to her cubs

Little bears stay on the shore

Little bears stay on the shore

Mother bear with her cubs

Mother bear with her cubs

Kurilsky lake, bear going to fish

Kurilsky lake, bear going to fish

Looking attentively

Looking attentively

Fishing on Kurilsky lake

Fishing on Kurilsky lake

The lake is the largest spawning ground for sockeye salmon in Eurasia, and second in the world only to Alaska

The lake is the largest spawning ground for sockeye salmon in Eurasia, and second in the world only to Alaska

salmon

salmon in Kurilsky lake

In the grass

In the grass

Beautiful Kurilsky lake

Beautiful view of Kurilsky lake

Beautiful Kurilsky lake

Landscape of Kurilsky lake

Beautiful Kurilsky lake

Rocks around Kurilsky lake

Beautiful Kurilsky lake

Beautiful nature of Kurilsky lake area

Teaching bear cubs to catch fish

Teaching bear cubs to catch fish

bear cubs to catch fish

Catching fish bears

Teaching bear cubs to catch fish

Photo of bears on Kurilsky lake

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