The endangered creature - which can live for more than 200 years - permitted to be caught despite being in the Russian Red Book.
Cruel joke can turn deadly for predator now too visible to both prey and poachers.
As American beef disappears, venison can take a bigger slice of the market.
Population told there is a 'need' to get back into the garden or field and pull together to overcome economic crisis.
The pink bird was 5,330 kilometres off course when it landed in subzero Krasnoyarsk region.
The greatest tram ride of the world? A 30 km odyssey from '40th Anniversary of the Great Victory Street' in Ust-Ilimsk to the town's power station.
The rare predator was caught after weeks of wandering into a village in Russian Far East.