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Troops set to work decontaminating ‘Siberian Chernobyl’ amid fears of ecological catastrophe

Radiation, chemical and biological forces tackle two million tonnes of toxic chemical waste with huge mercury stockpile and oil poisons.

New spill of 45 tons of jet fuel pollutes tundra in Taymyr

Wildfires ‘critical’ in Siberia and Russian Far East, up to ten times worse than last year

Rare Amur leopard cub undergoes surgery after being caught in suspected trap

Plan to boost numbers of rarest big cat in the world

Floods break the banks of the River Ob, with 10 metre rise in water level

Siberia registers its warmest recorded spring sparking new fears for rapid climate change

Amur leopard suspected of attacking rare horses on farm

Pollution turns river chalk white for days

China set to open border with Far East to allow rare big cats to move freely

Baby boom within world’s biggest collection of captive musk oxen

Puzzle over mass death of fish in Siberian lake

New study of falcons in Arctic finds baby boom on way

Smoke from Siberian fires causes dramatic sunsets in North America

Fire rages on as death toll from two blazes reaches 33

Frantic battle to stop wildfires engulfing suburbs of Chita city

Death toll rises 'to 15' in Khakassia fires as republic mourns

Five dead, 70 injured, 118 buildings damaged as fires rage in Khakassia 

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Next ‘stop’ Kara Sea in the Arctic Ocean?

Toxic fuel from 21,000 ton leak reaches pristine lake, bypassing floating booms, as rivers of diesel pollution cover-up is exposed.

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The day the world’s most polluted city was in Siberia

Pictures show the impact of smog in Krasnoyarsk, as it scored worse for air quality than Mumbai, Dhaka and Kolkata.

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The Leo Express: a rescued Amur leopard is sent on a 9h flight across Russia to cure back tumour

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.

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Pure waters of Lake Baikal in danger from 6.5 million tons of toxic waste

Immediate public audit of a high risk waste storage in Russia is urged.

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Rare Siberian Saker Falcon illegally caught and sold for $42,000 to an UAE buyer

Ecologists from several countries lost battle to poachers who caught an endangered dark-feathered bird.

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How poaching is 'killing off' the world's largest reindeer herd on Taimyr Peninsula

Pictures prove the gruesome fate of reindeer 'to meet demands for traditional medicines in China and South Korea'.

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Sent to Siberia

Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.

Born in Siberia

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

Voice of Siberia

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day
Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

We say

Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'
Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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