Worrying videos and pictures show how the pristine polar region of northern Yakutia is ablaze.

Ecology groups warn that the extent of fires in forests and taiga has been misreported by up to 159 times compared with satellite evidence of the grim facts.

Distressing images from infernos that left 645 people without homes, and dozens injured.

Greenpeace claims up to 300 times more territory in Siberia is ablaze than officially acknowledged.

Global warming spells doom for boreal forests with potentially dramatic implications for carbon release in dark taiga.

This vast region has some of the world's greatest rivers, but they could do much more to support the economic regeneration and security of the country.

Russia’s coldest region harvests first berries and mushrooms weeks ahead of schedule.

Kitten is one of the world’s rarest big cats, with only 91 known adults surviving in the wild.

Hunting inspector Vladimir Malkov rescued the wild animal as a baby after its mother perished in wildfires.