Scientists say numbers in Lake Baikal reaching critical levels and say new commercial businesses could safeguard their future.

Despite the cold weather, growers in Irkutsk are managing to sell their own fruit developed in greenhouses and pollinated by foreign bees.

Video from Kuril Islands shows hungry brown bear chased by locals - prompting severe criticism and almost leading to a fatal attack.

Often bears encroaching towns are shot, but in Dalnegorsk they spared the life of 'too friendly' wild animal.

Two men shared a video of feeding spicy pork and sausages to one of the endangered predators.

Predators seek food in villages all around Siberia as climate expert warns of worse fires each year due to soaring rise in temperatures, 10C above average.

At least eight black bears killed in terrorised Luchegorsk as starving wild animals roam streets and go on the attack. 

Forlorn polar bear named Umka turned up at a Russian police station as if pleading for help: now he is back where he belongs.

Fears another bear that also failed to hibernate for winter is also on the run near Vilyuchinsk.