Once the coal mining capital of Central Kolyma, it was ghosted after the 1996 mine explosion.

Only 80 big cats remain in the wild, but this alpha male has been courting three eligible females.

Huge damage wrought by forest fires is sparked by failure to apply safety laws, complained Yuri Chaika.

One of world’s rarest big cats was hit by a car and went through months of treatment at the rescue centre in Russian Far East.

New rail bridge linking the two countries symbolizes closest-ever economic co-operation between neighbors.

Average temperatures in the north of the Kara and Barents seas were 4C to 5C higher than previous years.

The cubs of the world’s largest big cat seen in Russian Far East are too young to survive on their own.

Amur tigress orphaned in 2012 and released after rehabilitation a year later pictured with her cubs in Bastak Nature Reserve.

FSB smash smuggling ring with goods intended for China as traditional medicines and food delicacies.