'Second Spring' arrives with rhododendron blossoming for rare encore in October.
Prosecutors and university investigating case after allegations against pair of 'ecologists'.
Tiny new arrival welcomed at Royev Ruchey Zoo - even if the little African bird does not like the cold.
Birds that Vladimir Putin tried to save have 'almost disappeared' due to illegal shooting.
One-year-old bird has become a minor celebrity and attracts hundreds of visitors a week and even has its own Facebook page.
Bugapocalypse swarms are attacking towns and cities from Novosibirsk to Barnaul.
As many as one in three Bewick's swans that migrate to Britain 'has been peppered with shotgun pellets during the long flight from Siberia'.