Thousands had joined petition to stop Shilka the cub being exiled to the other side of the world but she could be gone by end of the month.
First polar bear born at zoo in 40 years separated from heartbroken mother as she gets set for new solo life.
Shilka became a global star last year in her pen in Novosibirsk but now she is set to be big in Japan after bid to keep her in Russia fails.
Ceremonial suit was embellished with decorations and left as a sacrifice for the gods by ancient bear cult polar people, say archeologists.
Photographers enchanted by polar bear's maternal instinct as they capture these heartwarming pictures.
The aim? To put in place a Moscow government 'friendly' to Washington, and to protect US interests and citizens.
Heartbroken zoo keepers said the mating season's attack was 'unprecedented’.
Remains from the Zhokhov island in the East Siberian Arctic show trained sled dogs existed almost 10,000 years ago.
After 1,907 kilometre odyssey, crossbreed is back home to his day job keeping polar bears at bay in remote weather station.
‘Taiga burning’ - as scared bears are driven out of their natural habitat towards settlements where they are shot as danger to people.