Destruction of natural habitat by forest fires 'explains bears causing terror in residential areas'.

Famous traveller and film director Nicolas Vanier embarks on a new epic dog sled trip.

Hundreds - including dozens of children - evacuated safely as fires destroy and threaten homes.

First picture of man who fought off a vicious bear with just a small knife. 

Former spies and military operatives write handbook for tourists and hunters, using techniques learned during Soviet era.

Aged 4, she battled through chest-deep snow in minus 24 C to plead with closest neighbours to help her blind grandfather.

The first evidence that sailors may have survived revealed with pictures of life jackets from the vessel found on a nearby island.

Andrey Medvedev, 20, and Alexander Grunenko, 15, met the fearsome beast when they were collecting wild garlic in Kemerovo region.

Stunning sculptures appear hanging on trees that were submerged by a giant new reservoir.

As one area continues to fight blaze, communities in tragedy-hit Khakassia show that human spirit and togetherness can prevail.