Three men from Krasnoyarsk got a lot more than they bargained for in Siberia taiga.
Residents warned to stay away from the animals, with two men already having been savagely attacked... but there is happy news for two little cubs.
The animal is pictured at Norilsk garbage dump, a police convoy following its every move.
A Russian photographer captures unique moments of bear cubs being taught to fish ahead of long winter.
Video footage from Yakutia divides opinion: cruelty or necessary because predator was dangerous to people? Inquiry is underway.
Female meteorologists at remote weather station feel 'besieged' by hungry and menacing animals.
Shocking remains of nine beheaded brown bears slain and mutilated by poachers have been found by mushroom pickers in the Republic of Buryatia.
At this rate, the species could be extinct in 6 years, according to latest shocking figures - but are the predators really in such jeopardy?
Students were shown the dead beast in latest case of the hungry wild animals encroaching villages.