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Articles with tag "Animals"

Rangers Kill 11 Brown Bears Lured by Food Waste in Russia’s Far East

Authorities said the bears had been regularly foraging for food at a village landfill, forcing locals to lock themselves and their pets indoors each night...

Russia Faces Acute Shortage of Animal Vaccines, Veterinary Group Says

Since 2022, many foreign pharmaceutical companies, including animal vaccine producers, have withdrawn from the Russian market.
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Police Arrest Man for Throwing Pills Into Moscow Zoo Enclosures

The man reportedly told police he gave pills containing valerian extract to the animals because he wanted to “heal” and “revive” them.
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Public Outcry Across Russia as Bill to Euthanize Stray Animals Sparks Rare Protests

The bill was introduced following a series of recent incidents where stray dogs fatally attacked children.
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Rare Siberian Tiger Kills Park Ranger in Far East Russia

The attack is at least the third fatal mauling by a tiger in the Far East this winter, media reported.
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In Photos: Oil Spilled from Wrecked Tankers Washes Up on Russia's Black Sea Shore

The oil muck now covers up to 50 kilometers of shoreline.
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Investigators Drop Case Into Death of Cat That Sparked National Outcry – Reports

The cat, Twix, gained nationwide attention after he was found dead, likely from frostbite, in freezing conditions northeast of Moscow in January.
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Putin Gifts Lions, Ducks and Bears to North Korean Zoo

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gifted Putin a pair of Pungsan hunting dogs during the Kremlin leader’s visit to the isolated country in June.
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Russian Animal Rights Activist Charged With Treason – Mediazona

A former employer described Yevgenia Konforkina as an avid animal lover who had sought to help rescue horses from Russian airstrikes in Ukraine.
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Elderly Russian Man Banned From Keeping Pet Goats After They Run Amok in Moscow

Valery Anikeev has kept 16 goats at his home in southern Moscow’s Zyuzino for at least three decades.
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In Russia’s Republic of Sakha, a Fatal Stray Dog Attack Underscores Country-Wide Problem

Sakha is one of many regions grappling with a stray dog crisis that endangers the people who live near them — but an effective solution appears far-off...
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Beached Orcas Rescued Off Russian Coast

The cetaceans — two adults and two young — had been stranded since Wednesday on the shore of the Kamchatka peninsula.
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Rescuers Working to Save Stranded Orca Whale Family in Russia’s Far East

The two orcas and two calves were caught in a low tide in the Sea of Okhotsk.
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Multiple Baby Kangaroos Go Missing in Russia in Less Than a Week

The disappearances have sparked suspicion that the animals may have been stolen in a coordinated campaign.
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Russia’s Kamchatka Launches Night Patrols to Combat Roaming Bears

“Our city has never faced bears wandering into town like this,” local authorities said after issuing a “high alert” over increased bear sightings...
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Is Russia Running Out of Time to Save the Caspian Seal From Extinction?

If authorities fail to take decisive action to protect the seals, scientists estimate that the species could go extinct within two decades.
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‘Russian Spy’ Whale Was Shot Dead, Animal Rights Groups Say

Nicknamed "Hvaldimir," the celebrity beluga whale was found dead on Norway's southwestern coast on Saturday.
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'Russian Spy' Whale Found Dead in Norway

In 2019, Norwegian marine biologists discovered a harness on the animal with a mount suited for an action camera and the words "Equipment St. Petersburg"...
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Russian Court Bans Euthanasia of Stray Animals Unless They Threaten Humans

President Vladimir Putin signed a law last year giving regional governments the authority to establish their own rules for handling stray animals.
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Russian Region Deploys Cats to Ward Off Rats on the Frontlines in Ukraine

“Cats saved the Hermitage during the Great Patriotic War [World War II], so I thought why not send them cats?” said a volunteer in Tatarstan.
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