Fewer bears in the Siberian region of Tomsk this year are waking from hibernation and hungrily raiding remote villages and towns scavenging for food.
Alleged poachers detained after killing animal on Vaygach Island, amid fears up to 15 are illegally shot each year.
The authorities in Bratsk have received more than 60 calls from residents complaining of bears on the streets and close to houses.
Our map shows the attacks by bears on humans across a swathe of Siberia and the Russian Far East.
At least eight black bears killed in terrorised Luchegorsk as starving wild animals roam streets and go on the attack.
Bears are increasingly coming out of the forest in search of food, say wildlife experts.
Move defies hunters who want to keep shooting the black bear.
Developed in Siberia, the new pepper spray will help ward off aggressive animals and help reduce attacks on people.
Freak climate conditions sees an abnormally warm November.
43 bears arrive to feast on two rare Red List whales washed ashore close to far-flung settlement.