In 1993, an ordinary Russian couple, Yuri and Svetlana, adopted a three-month old bear cub. Thanks to a gentle upbringing, they achieved something fascinating: Stepan isn’t aggressive or hostile ...

Russia might be famous for its bears, but this is ridiculous. An invasion of about 50 polar bears has caused an "emergency situation" in the small Russian settlement of Belushya Guba, ...

Another reason Russia was associated with bears in the eyes of Europeans was a famous bear academy that was established in the 17th century in the town of Smorgon.

In November 2020, footage surfaced on the web showing an adult Brown bear and her cub being removed from the side of a ...

A village in Russia's Far North has been overrun by more than 50 polar bears. ... the name of a famous World War II Russian tank -- went viral.

A famous Russian bear tamer has been slaughtered by one of two beasts she kept at her home Alyona Maslyanova, 50, died when a predator escaped from its cage and savaged her in Pargolovo village ...

The man-made markings on a wild polar bear thought to be roaming northern or eastern Russia have alarmed conservationists and spurred speculation in the local press. Reis Thebault, The Washington Post ...

Every year, people all over the world follow Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park, but they’re not the only thing worth seeing there. Katmai’s fat bears are famous, but here’s what you else ...