article_snippet.sent: These shocking pictures show a young bear being chained to a tree and attacked by dogs as part of a baiting competition to hone hunting skills in Yakutsk, eastern Russia.
article_snippet.sent: Attacks by brown bears on humans are a danger in many parts of Russia, particularly at this time of the year as Attacks by brown bears on humans awake hungry following the long winter hibernation.
article_snippet.sent: : The picture shows a young bear chained to a tree while several dogs undergo 'hunting training' with the predator .
article_snippet.sent: Under attack: Masha, a five-year-old bear, can be seen attacked by a number of dogs as she is chained to a tree by she neck .
article_snippet.sent: But the images of the five-year-old chained up bear being attacked and bitten are likely to anger animal rights and anti-hunting groups in the West.
article_snippet.sent: Just within reach: The young bear reaches out in an attempt to get hold of a white dog .
article_snippet.sent: The young bear appears to have decided to take a time out from the fighting, seemingly lying down on Masha back .
article_snippet.sent: Unusually warm weather across Russia has prompted bears to awake from hibernation early with warnings that they could attack people as they forage for food.
article_snippet.sent: In the southern Siberian region of Tuva - where about 3,500 bears live - two men were savagely attacked, suffering serious head and arm injuries, with one of them losing an eye.
highlights_snippet.sent: Bear seen chained to a tree for baiting competition to hone dogs' hunting skills in eastern Russia .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Masha, a five-year-old bear, can be seen attacked by a pack of dogs as she is chained by she neck .
  