Vitaly Nikolayenko

Photographer, Visual Artist

– 2003

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Who was Vitaly Nikolayenko?

Vitaly Aleksandrovich Nikolayenko was a Russian self-educated natural scientist and photographer notable for his extensive research on the ethology of Russian bears. He spent 33 years living with the Brown Bears native to the Kamchatka peninsula. He was found dead in December 2003 at the Kronotsky state reserve, one of two managed by the federal government, 110 miles north of Petropavlovsk. Authorities concluded that the cause of death was an apparent bear mauling.

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  • Николаенко, Виталий Александрович
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2003

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on July 23, 2013

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