Human eye surgeon takes part in operation to give cub the chance to go back to its natural habitat.

Pioneering life-saving operation to be carried out this week, as bid made to find and shame the gunman.

Driver spots big cat at side of busy road, alerts police, and young male is tranquillised.

At this rate, the species could be extinct in 6 years, according to latest shocking figures - but are the predators really in such jeopardy?

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.

Novel approach to help recovery of leopard and tiger numbers in the Russian Far East.

She and he were cruelly orphaned by poachers, and he was also shot and wounded but is now cured: how will they cope together roaming the wild?

Airline unveils colourful new livery to help raise awareness of big cat's uncertain future.

Our map shows the attacks by bears on humans across a swathe of Siberia and the Russian Far East.