Residents warned to stay away from the animals, with two men already having been savagely attacked... but there is happy news for two little cubs.

New director Andrey Gorban, 47, on the challenges of modernising one of Siberia's favourite zoos, and dealing with his tapir's tantrums.

'Global warming' behind major change in arrivals from Omsk to Pacific.

Giant holes created when pingos erupted after filling with gas.

Vice Premier sees scope to make Arctic 'ours forever' with plans to harness resources and help protect fragile environment.

With smoke having blown as far as the US and Canada, experts now say 'the trend is positive' in controlling fires raging from the Urals to the Pacific.

Agafya Lykova, 71, airlifted to hospital after suffering 'acute pains' in intense cold at her forest home more than 100 km from nearest town.

Inspired by the Second World War, enterprising Siberian creates generator to power his vehicle without petrol.