Polar bear census could cost Russia $60 mn
A census of Russian polar bears could cost up to $60 million, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Russia has said.
The Russian Arctic is estimated to be home to about 5,000 white bears or about a quarter of the polar bear population worldwide. The animal is ranked an endangered species in Russia.
Scientists group them into three or four major populations.
'A polar bear count is an immensely expensive project for which specialists from even richer Western countries sometimes lack funds.
'At least $10-15 million is needed to assess the number of bears in one population in the Russian Arctic, and there are four of them,' Mikhail Stishov, a WWF Russia coordinator for Arctic conservation projects, said Wednesday.
Five years ago, WWF Russia launched the 'Bear Patrol' program, under which groups of local residents patrol and prevent poaching in known polar bear habitats.
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