Tomsk Offers 30K RUB Reward for Each Hunted Bear
The Tomsk region Department of Hunting and Fisheries began accepting applications for payment of rewards for each bear harvested starting October 5, Governor Vladimir Mazur announced.
Consensus
- The Tomsk region will pay a reward for each legally hunted bear.
- The reward amount is 30,000 rubles, minus 13% NDFL.
- The payment will be made to the applicant's bank account.
- Applications for the reward will be accepted starting October 5.
- A valid hunting permit for the bear, issued no earlier than October 1 of the same year, is required.
- Proof of the kill, such as a hide, must be submitted.
- The program is active across the entire Tomsk region until the end of the current year.
- The measure is intended to encourage hunters due to increased bear activity near populated areas.
- Government hunting inspectors will accept applications in various districts, including First May in Zyrinsky District.
Points of divergence
- The Russian Hunting and Fishing Union's acting president, Andrey Sitko, proposed raising the reward to at least 35,000 rubles as a minimum economic incentive, citing the situation in Krasnoyarsk Krai. — vesti
- Sitko stated that hunting has become economically unviable for bears and other fur-bearing animals, including squirrels, martens, foxes, raccoon dogs, and beavers. — vesti
- An individual hunter, Vadim Repetenko, claimed that hunting bears is unprofitable because bear carcasses have no market value and are difficult to sell. — vesti
- The Zabaykalsky Krai offers a 15,000 ruble reward for a bear hunt. — vesti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Eight people submitted applications for payments for harvested bears in the Tomsk region — Вести
- Hunters in Krasnoyarsk Krai are receiving payments for killing bears — Москва 24
- Applications for payment for bear hunting are accepted in the Tomsk region — Вести
- In Tomsk region, reward introduced for each bear captured — РИАМО
- Russohotoribolovsoyuz proposed raising the premium for bear harvest — Вести
- In Tomsk region, they will pay for shooting bears — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Tomsk Oblast
- Moscow
- Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Department of Hunting and Fisheries
- Vladimir Mazur
- INTERFAX.RU
- TASS
- Pervomayskoe
- Photo
- Vesti-Tomsk
- Rosokhotoribolovsoyuz
- Zyryan District
- Andrei Sitsko
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