'Six die' as bridges swept away and 7,600 evacuated after heavy rains.
With as few as 70 left in the wild, evidence of poachers targeting species is likely to be a concern.
Teenager held for 40 minutes by tiger through the bars before she was released and rushed to hospital.
But then Siberia also has no less than SEVEN real Santa figures, and you can meet them all here.
Elsewhere in Buryatia, close to Lake Baikal, there are reports of other strange sightings.
Marooned men went for up to 3 weeks without food on island in Laptev Sea in temperatures of minus 15C.
The flame warms Siberia and even takes a dip in Lake Baikal en route to the Sochi Winter Games.
Exceptional display from new exhibition in Irkutsk is the work of an entire family.