ENGLAND fans planning to attend the World Cup next year have been warned to watch out for the threat of 70,000 hungry bears.
Thousands of Three Lions fans are planning to travel to Russia next summer to watch Gareth Southgate’s side in action.
But while there has been huge concern about potential dangers with Russian hooligans, the fans have now been told to be alert for the threat from the dangerous wild animals.
A shortage of quality hotel rooms around some of the host cities has led to large numbers of fans looking into the prospect of camping.
In past tournaments thousands of England supporters have pitched up in tents for the duration in an attempt to reduce costs.
But because camping is not too popular a pastime in Russia, tailored sites are at a minimum – leading to the prospect of having to pitch up in the wild.
And now the Russian national tourism office have warned that if they do venture out of city centres, they might find themselves standing face to face with a bear.
The Football Supporters’ Federation got the surprising warning when they were researching the travel options to recommend to fans next summer, says the Mail.
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There is an increasing problem in Russia of the creatures lacking natural food sources.
And the number if incidents where bears have started to approach humans has also been on the rise, according to the Visit Russia group.
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There are eight species of bears across the country, and vary in size up to almost three metres in height.
England will be basing themselves in a village just outside of St Petersburg throughout the tournament after Southgate plumped for a secluded training camp.
But with distances between matches so big, supporters could decide to base themselves just outside Moscow because of the transport links on offer.
And away from the built up areas of the capital there is plenty of wild open land with animals roaming.
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