Freak climate conditions sees an abnormally warm November.
Calls for action against homeless dogs provokes backlash from animal rights campaigners.
Wild animal ran amok in mall before being shot dead, sparking outcry from animal rights campaigners.
Bear and goats among drowned animals at two zoos after typhoon and heavy rain hits Russian Far East.
Rodents also 'put in bottles and thrown to audience', claim protesters.
Barnaul angler Ivan Drachev, 33, caught more than he bargained for when he noticed an animal fallen through the ice.
An investigation is underway into the demise of Adam the ostrich, the star of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Zoo for the last seven years.
We went out in Tobolsk and Surgut to see what women are wearing, and most prefer fur.
The animal is pictured at Norilsk garbage dump, a police convoy following its every move.
Endangered big cat is rescued from black market animal traders.