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Articles with tag "Animals"

'not an object'

Russia Outlaws Seizing Pets from People in Debt

The practice was occasionally used in the same way as the confiscation of furniture or real estate.
protected pets

Russia Approves 'World’s First' Coronavirus Vaccine for Pets

The vaccine was tested on dogs, cats, mink and other animals and is believed to provide protective immunity for at least six months.
back 'from the dead'

Russia Hails Rare Sighting of Amur Leopard Mum With Cubs

Conservationists said the video footage showed that efforts to boost the population of the threatened species had borne fruit. 
National cat day

Russia’s Newest Instagram Star Is an Ice-Fishing, Nature-Loving Cat

Simba the Kurilian Bobtail is living his best life.
climate adaptation

Melting Arctic Forces Polar Bears to Adapt to Land-Based Diet – Russian Scientists

Russian researchers say they are seeing fewer malnourished polar bears despite shrinking Arctic ice pushing the animals further south.
threatened wildlife

Rare Deer Mauled to Death by Stray Moscow Dogs

Activists blamed Losiny Ostrov (Elk Island)'s new administration for making cuts to its ranger service, leaving the animals vulnerable.
Chemical brothers

Pink and Green Dogs Join Blue Strays on Russian Streets

More dogs colored by chemical waste have been spotted across Russian towns.
'Historical Excursion'

Russia Probes Circus Over Monkey, Goats in Nazi Garb

The circus and the local Orthodox Church claimed that the performance hadn't violated Russia's law banning the use of Nazi symbols.
bundle up

Siberian Cows Wear Woolly Bras to Stay Warm

Nikolay Atlasov, a 70-year-old farmer in Russia's coldest village, made the bras for his herd of cows to protect them from the bitter winter.
nine lives

Cat Rescued From Russian Trash Plant Gets Cabinet Title

Video showing a plant worker retrieving the cat from a tied plastic bag on a conveyor belt was widely circulated online.
preserved legend

Taxidermied ‘Hitler’s Alligator’ Goes on Display in Moscow

“No reptile in the museum has such a rich biography,” the Darwin Museum said of Saturn, who survived World War II bombings on Berlin.
at-risk animals

Russia Probes Mystery Seal Die-Off

Nearly 300 Caspian seals were found dead on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
at-risk animals

Endangered Seals Wash Up Dead on Russian Beach

The animals may have been killed by tightly meshed poaching nets or raw sewage poisoning in the Caspian Sea. 
fairest of them all

Siberian Cows Compete in Bovine Beauty Pageant

Judged solely by their milk quality for years, the animals enjoyed a rare moment in the spotlight for their looks.
furry heirs

Frenchman Leaves Inheritance to St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Cats

Being cute pays off.
early prevention

Russia To Vaccinate Mink Against Coronavirus Amid Mutation Fears

The move comes after Denmark said it will cull its entire mink population to eliminate a mutation of the virus.
long-distance swimmer

Injured Humpback Whale Migrates From Russia to Southern California

The whale, nicknamed Lomot (Russian for “chunk” or “hunk”), didn't let its damaged tail stop it from crossing the Pacific Ocean.
illicit game

Siberian Environmentalist Detained for Poaching World’s Largest Sheep – Reports

Only about 1,400 argali sheep live in the wild in Russia.
pup on a pedestal

Turkmenistan Leader Immortalizes His Favorite Dogs With Giant Gilded Statue

Berdymukhamedov's love of Alabai dogs has long been part of his cult of personality.
unwelcome visit

Bear and Cub Shot Dead by Russian Submariners After Climbing On Vessel

Reports said the bears were shot because the mother “was very emaciated and wounded.” 
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