She and he were cruelly orphaned by poachers, and he was also shot and wounded but is now cured: how will they cope together roaming the wild?

For most of her life Agafya, 77, has lived as a peasant from the 18th century, guided by an old Bible.

A shocking image of a tortured dog - killed after being tied to a rope and pulled by a car around a village - has appalled Siberians.

Distressed leopardess killed - then ate - her cubs caught in illegal loop-trap.

Fast track evolution as great Siberian symbol is surprisingly unmasked as an immigrant breed.

None are naked: instead, they're far more interesting…

Excessive hot, dry weather behind spread of poisonous creature to Ulan-Ude.

Endangered Amur tigers are protected under President Vladimir Putin's special project.

Lyubov Morekhodova glides over the pure ice on skates made by her father not long after World War Two.