Unique pictures taken this month show the Sailugem bear, proving both that this species was not mythical - and has survived - in the Altai Mountains.

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

Misha and Masha transported from one side of Russia to the other to their new home.

Lubov means Love in English and this remarkable babushka has done everything for her unusual 'grandchildren'.

Siberian zoo’s nine-year-old Pamir can dance, perform tricks with a wooden stick and now even crawl through tires.

Ivan and Lubov Leshchenko keep the animals in the backyard of their village of Dubovy Kliuch - Oak key - in the Far East of Russia.

Little orphaned cubs given fresh chance after being rescued and then adopted and nurtured with the help of zoos and vets.

'Influential businessman' Evgeniy Romanov, 52, avoids jail, despite a host of other 'trophies'.

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

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