But how did ancient artists create prehistoric masterpieces on sheer cliffs today only accessible by sophisticated modern climbing equipment?

Experts say Kuzya, Borya and Ilona have adapted to life in the wild and satellite data shows they are happily roaming about their new habitats.

When this failed, Vitaly Saidov grabbed his gun and shot dead the predator to save himself and his family.

Parents concerned about their children from huge wild cat  - or more than one - on the loose, with another terrorising Solontsovy village.

Predators seek food in villages all around Siberia as climate expert warns of worse fires each year due to soaring rise in temperatures, 10C above average.

One of only 500 of the largest cats in the world left in the Siberian wild is gunned down in Kharbarovsk region.

From frost-resistant woolly pigs to sheep that look like goats and horses that love playing the snow, there are lots of surprises across the taiga.

A stars of the show: a highly endangered Amur leopard, a Siberian tiger, a lynx and a wildcat.

The rare predator learns to hunt in the rehabilitation centre, and the first lessons are hard.

Police find gunman who shot the female big cat.