Staycations have become a 'mass source of income' for businesses on the edge of Baikal, with predictions of more to come in 2015.

Two more members of team miraculously survive after being lost in taiga for ‘weeks’ after their ATV ‘sank in river’.

International team of scientists complete major DNA study of extinct beast and fuel hopes of producing clone to live in special park.

43 bears arrive to feast on two rare Red List whales washed ashore close to far-flung settlement.

Celebrity hare shows amazing survival skills - WATCH this video.

Video shows how breeders corral the horses into the water, believing the island grass is more nutritious.

Roman Afanasyev, 31, faces up to 3 years in jail after dangling her out of car window, and posing on rooftop edge clutching child upside down.

It's minus 25C but Vlad and Sasha find a scenic spot to practice, inspired by the Winter Olympics.

Samples taken from cubs frozen in permafrost for at least 12,000 years.