Winter show time as birds flock to unique ice-free Altai waters.

Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

Russia’s coldest region harvests first berries and mushrooms weeks ahead of schedule.

Distressed leopardess killed - then ate - her cubs caught in illegal loop-trap.

Russia's coldest region is up to 20C milder than average this month, say meteorologists. 

How a poacher turned gamekeeper is helping the survival of these endangered cats.

Frightened and hungry after poachers killed his mother, wild animal starts new life in Barnaul zoo.

Unique physiology of people in Altai mountain region means only they can perform the melodies that date back centuries.

Skin and skull of rare animal was hidden in the suspect's car.

Some regions parched, others underwater in latest meteorological surprises.