Krasnodar Krai and Sevastopol declared a state of emergency after a Kerch Strait oil spill.

A new documentary explores the life of an alleged Russian spy-whale.

Anya, a Russian influencer, took her more than 10 pets, including multiple pigeons, from Russia to Montenegro.

A Krasnoyarsk Zoo hedgehog has predicted an early spring.

Kirov locals hope to recover a cat erroneously thrown off a train to St. Petersburg.  

Local volunteers are sending dogs to other Russian cities to avoid a new euthanasia law in Buryatia. 

State Duma takes the leash on stray animals.

Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam exploded, killing at least 13 people and thousands of animals and causing irreparable damage.

A rare species of tortoise hatches in the Moscow Zoo for the first time. 

Thousands of endangered birds and other animals have been poisoned with an illegal pesticide in Stavropol Krai.

A mole-infused moonshine drink has burrowed through the Russian internet.

The director of a nature reserve near Novosibirsk has been arrested for illegally hunting inside his park.