Bear Cub Suffocates in Homemade Trap in Ohannavan Village

A tragic incident occurred in the Aragatsotn region. Around 8:50 PM, the Ministry of Emergency Situations' 911 crisis center received a call reporting a bear cub in a yard of one of the houses on 11th Street in Ohannavan village. According to photojournalist Gagik Shamsyan, a firefighting and rescue team from the Aragatsotn regional rescue department arrived at the scene.

Rescuers and police discovered the bear cub trapped in a homemade metal wire trap located at the end of a property owned by Sasun Gevorgyan, a resident of house number 31 on that street. The cub had attempted to free itself from the trap but ultimately suffocated and died.