Four unidentified men claimed woman owned 240,000 roubles after borrowing 5,000 roubles last year.

'Aggressive' animal surprised two hunters in daylight attack, mauling one to death.

A huge operation to cull 3,000 wolves in Russia's largest region began today - 15 January - amid claims banned poisons could be used.

The development is in an area of the world that claims to have one of the highest number of sightings of a legendary creature also known as Bigfoot.

Move defies hunters who want to keep shooting the black bear.

The rare Amur tigress was saved from starvation more than a year ago after she was orphaned when poachers killed her mother.

Finds of 'lion-hunting ancient man' excavated from site of new road new Lake Baikal now undergoing tests  at Germany’s Max Planck Institute.