Move defies hunters who want to keep shooting the black bear.
Tributes to the dead and prayers for the 34 injured including 27 students, acrobats with a Nefteyugansk sports club.
More flooding misery due to burst dam as experts say the cause is global warming.
Stranded on Teletskoye Lake in the Altai Mountains, bird's only hope of survival is to be caught and put in a zoo.
The poaching, trade, transportation and possession of endangered animals is to be made a criminal offence in Russia.
Almost 3 million hectares on fire, including Arctic, with fumes having hit area larger than European Union.