Russia transferred more than 70 animals, including an African lion and two brown bears, to a zoo in the North Korean capital Pyongyang from Moscow's zoo, the Russian government said on Wednesday.

OBIRA, Hokkaido--The worst brown bear attack on record, one that left seven people dead around 110 years ago, is still talked about in this frontier area of Hokkaido. Winter is no time to relax ...

SAPPORO--Increased sightings of brown bears in Hokkaido in winter suggest the animals are awakening earlier from hibernation or not hibernating at all, putting forestry workers in wilderness areas ...