Big cat Tikhon refused to be scared away by warning shots as veteran alpha male makes clear he wants to come in from the wild.

Young tigress died from 'prolonged hypothermia and exhaustion' after fears mother was shot by poachers.

A murder probe had been launched after Stepan Ludannyi went missing.

Endangered Amur tigers are protected under President Vladimir Putin's special project.

Parents concerned about their children from huge wild cat  - or more than one - on the loose, with another terrorising Solontsovy village.

Driver spots big cat at side of busy road, alerts police, and young male is tranquillised.

The rare predator was caught after weeks of wandering into a village in Russian Far East.

We join photographer Kisoon Choi on a journey of discovery across Yakutia and the Far East and celebrate the unique landscapes, cities and peoples.

Many Pacific islands are famed for their palm trees, but Sakhalin is facing some of the heaviest January blizzards in living memory.