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Story summary
- The Russian government is drafting urgent measures to curb the brown-bear population after at least 22 recent deaths.
- Brown-bear numbers have more than doubled to 308,000 in three decades, partly due to shorter, milder winters.
- The plan would lift hunting quotas, set regional limits and give local authorities extra control.
- A 23-year-old man was killed by a bear in Kamchatka while gathering berries this week.
