Polar bears in the Russian of Belushya Guba are scaring people. At least 52 bears have been seen wandering around. The town is on an in the Arctic Ocean. The is serious because the bears have chased people into and offices. Local declared a "polar bear ". One said: "The people are . They are frightened to leave homes....Parents are afraid to let their children go to or kindergarten." A person said: "I have been [here] since 1983, but there have never been so polar bears."
The polar bears are walking into towns looking for . Experts say change is one reason for . More sea ice is melting, so the bears are moving into new to find food. They can smell the food in outside people's homes. The town asked for to kill the animals to reduce the danger. However, Russia's environmental refused this request. Polar bears are a species. The World Wildlife Fund says they are in because of the "loss of their sea ice resulting from climate change".