Plane schedules disrupted, residents warned to stay indoors, sailors had to use GPS to get back to land because of thick smoke fumes from raging forest fires.
Proof of recovery of endangered species after 'historic' sighting of Siberian tiger 2000 km west of its usual habitat.
Damage from wave of floods already labelled 'catastrophic' with worse to come as Russian president Vladimir Putin demands: 'Put people first'.
Plans to remove barbed wire from migration route would allow safe passage and help boost numbers of tigers and leopards.
More than 20,000 residents were moved as rivers burst their banks with forecasts of worsening flooding later this week.
Putin fires top official in Russian Far East, and calls for Investigative Committee to check how authorities performing.
One of world’s rarest big cats was hit by a car and went through months of treatment at the rescue centre in Russian Far East.
A man has been jailed for gunning down a protected Siberian tiger in the Far Eastern Russian region of Primoye.
Photographers pitch idea to tourist officials for bespoke pictures in Amur region, and first happy couple arrives from China.