Often bears encroaching towns are shot, but in Dalnegorsk they spared the life of 'too friendly' wild animal.

Wild animal ran amok in mall before being shot dead, sparking outcry from animal rights campaigners.

Vadim Klabukov, 23, paid with his life after flouting safety rules when he went to retrieve lost backpack in South Kamchatka nature reserve.

This animal and its lost mother wandered some 700 km too far south 'because they couldn't go north' and got confused.

Beast was seen daily on roadside begging for food from humans, but he fell for a cabbage pie bait and was returned to wild.

The authorities in Bratsk have received more than 60 calls from residents complaining of bears on the streets and close to houses.

Video from Kuril Islands shows hungry brown bear chased by locals - prompting severe criticism and almost leading to a fatal attack.

Black bear pounced on Stas Nagornov as he returned home from the shop in the centre of Amgu village.

Students were shown the dead beast in latest case of the hungry wild animals encroaching villages.

Stressed 3-month-old Glafira pulled by handler to sit down by the ballots and pose for photographers in Barnaul.