Overview
- Two bears wandered onto the Royal Springs Golf Course in Srinagar and ran off with a flagstick in a clip shared on Instagram by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
- The post drew wide attention on social media, and NDTV reports the video has since been removed from his account.
- Electric fencing is in place around the course to deter wildlife, yet the animals still got onto the greens in this incident.
- The course lies beside the Zabarwan forests on the banks of Dal Lake, where seasonal shifts can bring bears into nearby public spaces, according to local reporting and experts.
- Local authorities have urged people to keep their distance from wild animals as sightings in and around Srinagar have grown in recent years.