They wear military headgear, raise the flag, carry knives in their mouths, and shoot at a target.
Scientist and senator calls for thousands of Baikal's endemic seals to be hunted.
Scientists say numbers in Lake Baikal reaching critical levels and say new commercial businesses could safeguard their future.
More than a dozen animals killed by self-appointed executioner and dumped by a river near lakeside town.
New government list of prohibited activities paves the way for new 'environmentally-safe' small businesses near the lake.
The Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is to be shut down in a victory for environmental campaigners.
Poaching threatens the species which provide livelihoods for thousands around the lake.
Economic crisis to blame for delay in plan to breathe new environmentally-friendly life into former Lake Baikal polluter.