Proof of recovery of endangered species after 'historic' sighting of Siberian tiger 2000 km west of its usual habitat.

Pictures prove the gruesome fate of reindeer 'to meet demands for traditional medicines in China and South Korea'.

Trackers mark footprints with GPS technology as 2,000 people scour the forests in first count of rare big cat in 10 years.

The Arctic was at the centre of world's attention in recent years, with the Nordic countries now on a steady, but a serious race for dominance in the region.

Running water is one of the most soothing and relaxing sounds known to man, but here it signals the rapid thawing of ground frozen for thousands of years.

Hope for future of the rare species as census says there could be as many as 540 of them now living in the Far East.

Across the Russian polar regions, these eye-catching pictures show how thawing soil leads to territories being washed away.

New Russian national park, aimed at saving endangered big cats has won praise from Prince Michael of Kent. 

Putin fires top official in Russian Far East, and calls for Investigative Committee to check how authorities performing.