Fewer bears in the Siberian region of Tomsk this year are waking from hibernation and hungrily raiding remote villages and towns scavenging for food.
Now male hunter claims he killed the bears in 'life or death' act to save her.
Frightened and hungry after poachers killed his mother, wild animal starts new life in Barnaul zoo.
A gnawed to bones killer whale found by a nature reserve ranger.
Vadim Klabukov, 23, paid with his life after flouting safety rules when he went to retrieve lost backpack in South Kamchatka nature reserve.
She uses her voice to send the mother and cub on their way.
Video footage from Yakutia divides opinion: cruelty or necessary because predator was dangerous to people? Inquiry is underway.
His cries woke other participants, and one shot the bear.
Shortage of fish in rivers had led to hungry beasts prowling close to homes.