Private zoo in Irkutsk engulfed by flames and smoke despite minus 35C cold.
Bear and goats among drowned animals at two zoos after typhoon and heavy rain hits Russian Far East.
Biggest and 'best' in Russia, it is more like a 'reserve' than a traditional zoo.
Pioneering director of Novosibirsk Zoo died age 75 following medical treatment in Israel.
Overseas visitors to Novosibirsk Zoo will be able to learn about attractions and use GPS technology to explore using their phones.
Bears and lion move into their new home in Ussuriysk in Russian Far East.
An investigation is underway into the demise of Adam the ostrich, the star of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Zoo for the last seven years.
New director Andrey Gorban, 47, on the challenges of modernising one of Siberia's favourite zoos, and dealing with his tapir's tantrums.
With more than 11,000 animals from 702 species - about 150 of them are from them World Red Book - Novosibirsk Zoo is a popular tourist attraction with almost a million visitors annually, and a noted scientific institution.
One of the largest in Russia, it boasts a world record in captive breeding programmes for endangered species.
Rostislav Shilo, Zoo’s Director since 1969, says that there are only two other self-supporting zoos in the world - in Singapore and in San Diego.
Snow fox from Krasnoyarsk becomes a star on social networks with her artwork.