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Extremely Rare Leopards Caught on Film in Russia

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amur leopard photo Screenshot from Youtube Catching a glimpse of just one critically endangered Armur leopard is enough to wow any nature lover, but spotting a dozen is rarity indeed. Film footage released today by WWF, obtained from camera traps in the remote forests of the Russian Far East, is offering a welcome indication that the imperiled leopards may be making a comeback. With fewer than 50 of the big cats thought to be in existence in the wild, the appearanc...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Birds Get Helping Hand In Tough Siberian Winter

8:00 am in animals, birds, green youth, russia, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

khakassia siberia children fire prevention performance photo Young participants in the "Everyone fights fires" campaign act out good fire-prevention practices. Photo: Elena Kim/Live Planet. Winters are tough, to say the least, in Eastern Siberia, where temperatures can regularly plunge below minus-40 degrees Celsius and ice and snow abound. Starting last November, children and their families in the Khakassia area have been giving a helping hand to birds wintering in the regions, building feeding troughs and Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Extreme Road Rage in Moscow Sparks Backlash

3:17 pm in Cars & Transportation, cities, driving, russia, traffic by TreeHugger

moscow russia cars traffic jam photo Traffic in Moscow. Photo: Adam Baker / Creative Commons. Plenty of cities around the world are known for their congested roads and insane traffic jams -- Beijing, New DelhiRead the full story on TreeHugger

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Experts Baffled by How a Kiwi Ended Up in Russia

4:47 pm in birds, endangered species, new zealand, russia, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

kiwi in russia photo Photo via Wikipedia Commons It's a long way from the southern climes of New Zealand to the port city of Sochi, Russia -- especially for a creature with no obvious means of getting there. Nevertheless, an endangered (and flightless) kiwi was recently discovered roaming the grounds of a Russian garden some 8,700 miles from home, baffling New Zealand conservation officials about just how it made it all that way. Experts suspect the illegal wildlife trade could be behind the kiwi's big move, noting that one thing is for cer...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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