black bear

Loggers disturbed the hibernating black bears in a tree hollow, shooting the mother.

Schools and kindergartens ordered to keep students indoors in Kirovsky.

In earlier case, brown bear plundered graves and ate human remains.

Inbreeding behind unique phenomenon, say scientists.

Often bears encroaching towns are shot, but in Dalnegorsk they spared the life of 'too friendly' wild animal.

Move defies hunters who want to keep shooting the black bear.

At least eight black bears killed in terrorised Luchegorsk as starving wild animals roam streets and go on the attack. 

So what caused this abearation spotted by tourists in Kamchatka?

Investigation underway into why 'peaceful' bear was shot by police on Sakhalin island, and whether its gallbladder was extracted for black market sale.