Move defies hunters who want to keep shooting the black bear.
Loggers disturbed the hibernating black bears in a tree hollow, shooting the mother.
At least eight black bears killed in terrorised Luchegorsk as starving wild animals roam streets and go on the attack.
Our map shows the attacks by bears on humans across a swathe of Siberia and the Russian Far East.
Little orphaned cubs given fresh chance after being rescued and then adopted and nurtured with the help of zoos and vets.
Unique pictures taken this month show the Sailugem bear, proving both that this species was not mythical - and has survived - in the Altai Mountains.
The cubs of the world’s largest big cat seen in Russian Far East are too young to survive on their own.
Lubov means Love in English and this remarkable babushka has done everything for her unusual 'grandchildren'.
Misha and Masha transported from one side of Russia to the other to their new home.