The Police and Border Guard Board's (PPA) South Prefecture issued a warning on Tuesday of there being an injured and potentially dangerous bear roaming the woods of Setomaa.
Organizations associated with Estonian rural and coastal life state in a joint address to the president, Riigikogu and government, that most of Estonia s environmental pressure and pollution stems from cities, but responsibility is placed largely on the shoulders of people in rural regions.
The address states that more and more restrictions are imposed on Estonian residents in rural and coastal regions each year. In addition, rural representatives are not included in the discussions and increasing power is given to narrow interest groups. Yet it is the everyday activities of people in rural and coastal region that balances the environmental effect of the modern person and ensures city residents the necessary food and a warm room, the address reads.