Amur Region

7 out of top 10 regions for confiscations are in Siberia or Russian Far East.

Defence Ministry move seen as bolstering Russia's eastward tilt.

At least 30,000 homes are hit by flooding in Amur region, with Vladimir Putin ordering more emergency aid to stricken people.

For the first time in 12 years a family of tigers returns to reserve in Khabarovsk region.

Warnings of worse rain for the rest of the week came on Wednesday as evacuation of 30 settlements was planned by the authorities.

The number of Amur leopards in the wild in the Far East of Russia has dramatically increased, say wildlife experts.

The cubs of the world’s largest big cat seen in Russian Far East are too young to survive on their own.

The Amur River rises past 7.35 metres in Khabarovsk city, with Komsomolsk-on-Amur, and Nikolayevsk-on-Amur also braced for new flooding.

The rare predator learns to hunt in the rehabilitation centre, and the first lessons are hard.

Stunning sculptures appear hanging on trees that were submerged by a giant new reservoir.