The authorities in Bratsk have received more than 60 calls from residents complaining of bears on the streets and close to houses.
At least eight black bears killed in terrorised Luchegorsk as starving wild animals roam streets and go on the attack.
Developed in Siberia, the new pepper spray will help ward off aggressive animals and help reduce attacks on people.
Shortage of fish in rivers had led to hungry beasts prowling close to homes.
Often bears encroaching towns are shot, but in Dalnegorsk they spared the life of 'too friendly' wild animal.
Prosecutors studying video evidence of men shouting 'squash him!' seconds before impact with animal on track.
At this rate, the species could be extinct in 6 years, according to latest shocking figures - but are the predators really in such jeopardy?
Stressed 3-month-old Glafira pulled by handler to sit down by the ballots and pose for photographers in Barnaul.
This and 10 other silly questions answered by the Arctic explorer Alexander Oboimov.