First findings from joint UK-Russian project funded by Abu-Dhabi give positive news on future for the rare bird of prey.
Getting to Siberia for foreigners has never been easier.
International bookmaker Paddy Power is offering odds of 100/1 that the Siberian Yeti will be found by the end of 2012.
Possible route could see 400km/hour bullet train pass through heart of Siberia and Altai region with stops in major cities.
This endangered snow leopard and her two cautious cubs are among only 100 or so living in the wild in Russia.
More than 20 calves born although park keepers say there could be more.
Eyecatching belt buckles worn by Xiongnu female invaders is found buried on the banks of the Yenesei River in modern-day Tuva Republic.