Following a 'sighting' by local official, hunters reveal 'footprints' that do not belong to bear or any other known creature.

Beijing proposes tours to neighbouring Khabarovsk region which wind the clock back to the Communist era.

Russia’s coldest region harvests first berries and mushrooms weeks ahead of schedule.

Four bodies found, search underway for the other six on board a capsized patrol boat in poor weather.

Poaching threatens the species which provide livelihoods for thousands around the lake.

Compass failure: aiming for the Caspian Sea, the elegant birds arrive instead on the Tom River in Kemerovo region, and in the Altai Mountains.

Brazen animal expects anglers to feed her.

These extraordinary pictures give graphic new evidence of climate change.

Once banned as a result of over-fishing, now there are plans for one million sturgeon a year in Siberian river