Alleged poachers detained after killing animal on Vaygach Island, amid fears up to 15 are illegally shot each year.

The Belgian Malinois were created from best South Korean sniffer dogs, cloned to maximise unique abilities working for police or security service.

Leaders of the Free Willy project beg the president to intervene with trapped orca and beluga whales.

Searches underway at homes and offices of Igor Pushkarev and his relatives.

Chinese newspaper notices straw man on duty at Amur River watchtower.

Russian tourists stuck in western Mongolia after closure of frontier to stop spread of infection.

Radicals planned attack in Pyt-Yakh in Khanty-Mansi region two years ago.

Illegal export was heading for China, before smuggling chain busted in major operation in Khabarovsk region.

Expedition finds shocking evidence of illegal hunting of Russian Red Book animals.