Black bear pounced on Stas Nagornov as he returned home from the shop in the centre of Amgu village.

The government of the Sakha republic in Siberia has allocated extra cash to slaughtering wolves threatening remote reindeer villages.

Photographers enchanted by polar bear's maternal instinct as they capture these heartwarming pictures.

Scientists say numbers in Lake Baikal reaching critical levels and say new commercial businesses could safeguard their future.

The development is in an area of the world that claims to have one of the highest number of sightings of a legendary creature also known as Bigfoot.

Marina Fokina, 34, screamed at beast: 'Eat me but don't touch my child.'

They wear military headgear, raise the flag, carry knives in their mouths, and shoot at a target.

The predator ran along the shore then swam out towards the boat, but posed no threat when killed with a single rifle shot to the head.