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Bear Returns, Tears Down Roof Again!
23 Oct
Summary
- Bear damaged a house roof for the second time.
- Forest department resumed night patrols in the village.
- Bear encounters have injured 40 and killed four people this year.
A bear has revisited a house in Uttarakhand's Tehri district, damaging its thatched roof for a second time. This recurring incident has led the forest department to redeploy night patrols in Tola village. The bear previously targeted four homes on October 10, and reappeared on October 21, shortly after patrols concluded.
Forest ranger Vasundhara Parmar confirmed that five staff members are now stationed in the village overnight. While no injuries were reported in the latest event, the repeated presence of the animal has caused significant concern among residents of the remote settlement.
Officials explained that the bear is drawn to homes with beehives for honey and uses the overgrown vegetation in the partially abandoned village for cover. Such animals tend to return to familiar food sources. Bear encounters in Uttarakhand have been particularly severe this year, with four deaths and 40 injuries reported.
According to Vivek Pandey, additional principal chief conservator of forests for wildlife, bear activity typically escalates in October and November as animals seek food before winter. A similar surge in encounters is observed in February and March.
