A plan has been drafted to catch and kill 2,200 stray dogs in Gorno-Altaisk, the capital of the Altai Republic.

They ran over bear 8 times with Pajero, then kicked it, but angry animal escaped and tried to kill them.

One of only 500 of the largest cats in the world left in the Siberian wild is gunned down in Kharbarovsk region.

Trackers mark footprints with GPS technology as 2,000 people scour the forests in first count of rare big cat in 10 years.

These remarkable pictures show how young Siberian scientist Irina Mukhamedshina, 22, has trained a fox to be as obedient as a dog.

Incredible friendship between Amur tiger and goat cannot last, he predicts.

Chained to a tree and bitten, five-year-old Masha is used as bait to hone skills in a competition to find the best hunter.

Fur is a way of life in the cold climate, but in a hard-hitting and powerful film she likens the industry to mass wartime killing by fascists.

Border guards seize 14 birds, as FSB lead search for criminals behind cruelty.