Now male hunter claims he killed the bears in 'life or death' act to save her.

Video footage from Yakutia divides opinion: cruelty or necessary because predator was dangerous to people? Inquiry is underway.

Students were shown the dead beast in latest case of the hungry wild animals encroaching villages.

Wild animal ran amok in mall before being shot dead, sparking outcry from animal rights campaigners.

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

Unnamed young mother in hospital after getting too close to caged animal.

The bears have become a major hazard on a highway linking the oil-rich cities of Khanty-Mansiysk to Tyumen.

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.

Residents warned to stay away from the animals, with two men already having been savagely attacked... but there is happy news for two little cubs.