Often bears encroaching towns are shot, but in Dalnegorsk they spared the life of 'too friendly' wild animal.
First picture of man who fought off a vicious bear with just a small knife.
Prosecutors studying video evidence of men shouting 'squash him!' seconds before impact with animal on track.
Body found buried some 200 metres from remote research facility 150 kilometres from Mirny.
This and 10 other silly questions answered by the Arctic explorer Alexander Oboimov.
Frightened and hungry after poachers killed his mother, wild animal starts new life in Barnaul zoo.
Investigation underway into why 'peaceful' bear was shot by police on Sakhalin island, and whether its gallbladder was extracted for black market sale.
A brown bear cub filmed trying to have a swing at a playground in Tomsk region.
Shortage of fish in rivers had led to hungry beasts prowling close to homes.