Successful FSB and police operation sees birds of prey released into the wild before illegal export to Middle East.
How a poacher turned gamekeeper is helping the survival of these endangered cats.
Wild hoofed animals are in peril in the Far East of Russia due to exceptionally heavy snow falls which are covered by an ice crust.
Shocking remains of nine beheaded brown bears slain and mutilated by poachers have been found by mushroom pickers in the Republic of Buryatia.
'Influential businessman' Evgeniy Romanov, 52, avoids jail, despite a host of other 'trophies'.
Cub was shot in the legs but there are fears the mother was also slain by poachers.
Young tigress died from 'prolonged hypothermia and exhaustion' after fears mother was shot by poachers.
Environmentalists rescued the male cub after its mother apparently died in unexplained circumstances.