Sculptor Dashi Namdakov pays homage to extinct woolly giant in innovative design aimed at becoming Buryatia's 'brand'.
Group long warning of pollution threats to famous lake is branded by new law.
Stanley cup winner Valery Kamensky and other stars make history on frozen Lake Baikal.
Prime minister raises the issue on sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Ulaanbaatar.
The ice is visibly cracked but the team led by photographer Vadim Makhorov successfully landed Cessna 172 on Lake Baikal.
The famously clear waters of Baikal - the world's deepest and oldest lake - are under threat from tourists, says leading scientist Maxim Timofeyev.
Eurasia will split in two, dividing the world's largest land mass in southern Siberia.
Wildfires rage around Lake Baikal with 5,000-plus emergency workers deployed.