{"id":51834,"date":"2025-10-15T18:41:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/photos-show-polar-bears-making-themselves-at-home-at-abandoned-russian-research-station\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:41:54","slug":"photos-show-polar-bears-making-themselves-at-home-at-abandoned-russian-research-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/photos-show-polar-bears-making-themselves-at-home-at-abandoned-russian-research-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos show polar bears making themselves at home at abandoned Russian research station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Polar bears on an island off Russia&#8217;s far eastern coast have taken over an abandoned research station and made themselves at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Drone footage captured by photographer Vadim Makhorov shows the large bears getting comfortable in the remains of a Soviet-era weather station on Kolyuchin Island. The tiny island is about seven miles from the coast of the Chukotka Peninsula, which faces Alaska, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/photo-gallery\/russia-polar-bears-weather-station-photos-529ef2dcc92adee9207eb9b9ed8cca01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Associated Press said<\/a>. The station was abandoned in the 1990s, after the Soviet Union fell,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20250407-the-polar-bears-living-in-an-abandoned-arctic-weather-station\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the BBC reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Makhorov was using a drone to film the landscape of the island when he saw the bears, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/makhorov\/posts\/pfbid02U6rSzMnnW4exKswNF3Ami6fTBbGTK4Xa73KXk5GDVori7aQ3ZuugwgPVA8jxYbeJl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said in a Facebook post<\/a>. Photos show the bears inside homes, looking out windows and resting on porches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/4754e9f8-202c-42c6-8dbe-fd6b530c3cde\/thumbnail\/620x464\/8f9837f694676d3a596d73efc7579e2a\/ap25287480511297.jpg#\" alt=\"Russia Polar Bears Photo Gallery \" height=\"464\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/4754e9f8-202c-42c6-8dbe-fd6b530c3cde\/thumbnail\/620x464\/8f9837f694676d3a596d73efc7579e2a\/ap25287480511297.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/4754e9f8-202c-42c6-8dbe-fd6b530c3cde\/thumbnail\/1240x928\/9f8d9a9a3573e9c6f398109fe256548e\/ap25287480511297.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A polar bear is seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country&#8217;s Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Vadim Makhorov \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Bears are no strangers to the feeling of comfort and coziness,&#8221; Makhorov said in the post. &#8220;They perceive homes as shelter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Makharov said that there were about 20 bears in the area, with a bed of walruses near the research station. A birds-eye photo shows several structures in various states of disrepair, with some debris scattered around the area. Other images show the bears resting outside. One bear tried to catch Makhorov&#8217;s drone as it approached, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1698270504177169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">video showed<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/4190714e-399d-443a-b2c8-9987f67d112e\/thumbnail\/620x464\/bdc5c2b09407a7688ae09aea3daefa66\/ap25287480487944.jpg#\" alt=\"APTOPIX Russia Polar Bears Photo Gallery \" height=\"464\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/4190714e-399d-443a-b2c8-9987f67d112e\/thumbnail\/620x464\/bdc5c2b09407a7688ae09aea3daefa66\/ap25287480487944.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/4190714e-399d-443a-b2c8-9987f67d112e\/thumbnail\/1240x928\/6d7bfcc1e4c81534dd8841daffb478df\/ap25287480487944.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Polar bears are seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country&#8217;s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Vadim Makhorov \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Polar bears are extremely dangerous predators, but why do they look so cute and friendly in photos?&#8221; he added in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/makhorov\/posts\/pfbid0hCQoJNWaakRoAAWwFEVzNMpsGfm5hXp7b2brMJDoTcBqd1dXD1UfXK5AuJ8jh3vAl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">another post<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the first time polar bears have been intrigued by human settlements. In 2016, a group of seven bears besieged five researchers at a weather station on a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russia-scientists-trapped-polar-bears-arctic-weather-station-troynoy-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Russian island in the Arctic<\/a><\/span>. A passing ship delivered flares and deployed a helicopter to chase away the animals, which had killed one of the station&#8217;s two dogs and smashed windows at the research site. The bears were <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/help-rushed-to-russian-scientists-trapped-by-polar-bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">eventually driven away<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/a877bbf9-c506-40d2-8f36-ccfe5cb9dc90\/thumbnail\/620x464\/9f5a8027d8f9567206eb9306c3140965\/ap25287480586949.jpg#\" alt=\"Russia Polar Bears Photo Gallery \" height=\"464\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/a877bbf9-c506-40d2-8f36-ccfe5cb9dc90\/thumbnail\/620x464\/9f5a8027d8f9567206eb9306c3140965\/ap25287480586949.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/a877bbf9-c506-40d2-8f36-ccfe5cb9dc90\/thumbnail\/1240x928\/9d449cbbd86adebd08634da8097ba203\/ap25287480586949.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A polar bear is seen in front of an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country&#8217;s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Vadim Makhorov \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/polar-bears-ryrkaypiy-russia-evacuation-suggested-in-chukotka-village-today-2019-12-06\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Hungry polar bears<\/a><\/span> have also approached <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/polar-bear-norilsk-russia-starving-searching-for-food-siberia-city-melting-sea-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">residential areas<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hungry-polar-bears-look-for-food-at-alaska-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">even airports<\/a><\/span> while searching for food. The animals are considered a protected species and rarely pose a threat to humans, but can be deadly. A worker at a remote government radar site in the Canadian Arctic was\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/polar-bears-kill-worker-brevoort-island-remote-radar-site-canada-arctic\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">killed by a pair of polar bears<\/a><\/span> in 2024. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Warming temperatures in the Arctic is changing polar bears&#8217; behavior, experts told CBS News. Scientists from Polar Bear International told CBS News that melting sea ice and other environmental changes are keeping bears closer to humans and farther from the seal lairs they typically prey on. The species is also experiencing a loss in genetic diversity as the species <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/polar-bears-inbreed-climate-change-arctic-ice-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">inbreeds in a fight to survive<\/a><\/span>. A 2020 study found that polar bears\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/climate-change-polar-bears-extinct-by-2100\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">could be extinct<\/a><\/span>\u00a0by 2100.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/909fd651-fdad-46f5-a8e9-15d20300ced1\/thumbnail\/620x464\/f15d2905965c6a8fbd99164a74f3dc14\/ap25287480584435.jpg#\" alt=\"Russia Polar Bears Photo Gallery \" height=\"464\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/909fd651-fdad-46f5-a8e9-15d20300ced1\/thumbnail\/620x464\/f15d2905965c6a8fbd99164a74f3dc14\/ap25287480584435.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/15\/909fd651-fdad-46f5-a8e9-15d20300ced1\/thumbnail\/1240x928\/0d78af744520284769ea2e44e6bd07d7\/ap25287480584435.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">An aerial view of an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country&#8217;s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Vadim Makhorov \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russian-research-station-polar-bears-photos\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polar bears on an island off Russia&#8217;s far eastern coast have taken over an abandoned research station and made themselves<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51835,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[2063,852],"class_list":["post-51834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-polar-bear","tag-russia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Photos show polar bears making themselves at home at abandoned Russian research station - World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Polar bears took over an abandoned research station in Russia. 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