Yuri Shibnev / Spring landscape, Primorskiy, Siberia, Far East Russia (Ussuriland).

Yuri Shibnev / Bikin river in autumn landscape, Primorskiy, Siberia, Far east Russia (Ussuriland).

Yuri Shibnev / Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) on tree trunk, Ussuriland, South Primorskiy, Far East Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Lynx kitten {Lynx lynx} Primorsky, Far East Russia Ussuriland, Sikhote-Alin - captive

Yuri Shibnev / Siberian flying squirrel food hoard (Pteromys volans) Russia Ussuriland, South Primorskiy

Yuri Shibnev / Autumn landscape with mist over woodland, Primorskiy, Siberia, Far east Russia (Ussuriland).

Yuri Shibnev / Udege family group, Primorskiy, Siberia, Far East Russia (Ussuriland).

Yuri Shibnev / Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), blood on face from feeding. Ussuriland, South Primorsky Region, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Wild Amur leopard with kill near den, Kedrovapad Nature Rserve, Far East Russia, Ussuriland, South Primorskiy Region

Yuri Shibnev / Wild Amur leopard with kill near den. Kedrovapad Nature Reserve Far East Russia, Ussuriland, South Primorskiy Region. Note ear tags

Konstantin Mikhailov / Japanese Tree Frog (Hyla japonica) on flower, Bikin River, Ussuriland, SE Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus / Trionyx sinensis) resting on stone in river, River Bikin, Northern Ussuriland, Far East Russia, July.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Amur badger (Meles leucurus amurensis) a subspecies of Asian Badger, without face stripes, Kedrovaya Pad Nature Preserve, Ussuriland (Primorsky Administrative Region), Russia Far East, October

Konstantin Mikhailov / Manchurian Great Coluber / Shrenk's rat snake (Elaphe schrencki) in stream, The Bikin River, Northern Ussuriland, Far East Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Amur badger (Meles leucurus amurensis) a subspecies of Asian Badger, without face stripes, Kedrovaya Pad Nature Preserve, Ussuriland (Primorsky Administrative Region), Russia Far East, October

Konstantin Mikhailov / Steppes rat snake (Elaphe dione) amongst tree branches, The Bikin River, Northern Ussuriland, Far East Russia, spring

Konstantin Mikhailov / (Iris campferi) characteristic wet meadow plant in the Amurland and Ussuriland valleys, Bikin River, Primorsky Administrative Region, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Two Oriental / Eastern turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) chicks in nest, South Primorskiy, Ussuriland, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Oriental / Eastern turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) nest with two eggs in it, South Primorskiy, Ussuriland, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Two Hooded crane (Grus monacha) chicks in nest, Ussuriland, Far East Russia, vulnerable species

Konstantin Mikhailov / Oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana) chicks at nest, Ussuriland, Primorskiy Krai, Russia, Endangered species

Konstantin Mikhailov / Amur Badger (Meles meles amurensis) Ussuriland, Primorsky krai, Far East Russia, October 2006.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Amur Badger (Meles meles amurensis) Ussuriland, Primorsky krai, Far East Russia, October 2006.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Memory stone at the place of death of Dersu Uzala, the nanai hunter, Ussuriland, Primorsky krai, Far East Russia, October 2006.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Siberian chipmunk {Tamias sibiricus} Ussuriland, Primorsky krai, Far East Russia, October 2006.

Konstantin Mikhailov / The valley of the River Bikin with Riparian Elm-Ash-Korean Pine forest, Ussuriland, Primorsky, Far East Russia, October 2006.

Konstantin Mikhailov / The valley of the River Bikin with Riparian Elm-Ash-Korean Pine forest, Ussuriland, Primorsky, Far East Russia, October 2006.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Tracks in the mud of Raccoon dog {Nyctereutes procyonoides} Ussuriland, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Siberian lily flowers {Lilium pensylvanicum} Ussuriland, Primorski, Far East Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Broadleaf forest, Kedrovaya Pad Zapovednik (Nature reserve) Primorsky, SE Russia, October 2006

Yuri Shibnev / Marsh marigold {Caltha silvestris} flowering in woodlands, Ussuriland, Primorsky, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Saxifrage plant {Chrysosplenium pilosum} Ussuriland, Primorskiy, Far east Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Tracks made by Harvest mouse {Micromys minutus} running between burrows in snow, Ussuriland, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Japanese tree frog {Hyla japonica} on red berries, Ussuriland, Primorsky, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Wall lizard {Takydromus wolteri} Ussuriland, South primorskiy, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Autumn tree reflections in woodland pond with fallen leaves, Ussuriland, Primorsky, Far East Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Yellow rumped flycatcher {Ficedula zanthopygia} male perching on wooden fence, Ussuriland, Primorsky, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Twinleaf {Jeffersonia dubia} flowering, Ussuriland, Primorski, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Mistletoe berries {Viscum coloratum} Ussuriland, Primorskiy, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Mistletoe berries {Viscum coloratum} Ussuriland, Primorskiy, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Rhododendron {Rhododendron mucronulatum} flowers, Ussuriland, South Primorskyi, Far East Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Pine tree {Pinus densiflora funebris} Peter Great Bay, Vladivostock, Ussuriland, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / {Rhododendron redowskianum} in alpine zone of Sikhote-Alin range, Primorsky, Ussuriland, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / {Rhododendron schlippenbachii} S Ussuriland, Siberia, Russia

Barrie Britton / Ussuriland, Primorsk, Far East Russia, 2004, habitat of Wild Amur leopard {Panthera pardus orientalis}

Barrie Britton / Wild Amur leopard {Panthera pardus orientalis} Ussuriland, Far East Russia, 2004

Barrie Britton / Wild Amur leopard {Panthera pardus orientalis} feeding on wild goat prey, Ussuriland, Far East Russia, 2004

Barrie Britton / Wild Amur leopard {Panthera pardus orientalis} feeding on wild goat prey, Ussuriland, Far East Russia, 2004

Barrie Britton / Eurasian nuthatch {Sitta europaea} Ussuriland, Far East Russia, 2004

Yuri Shibnev / Vinous throated parrotbill {Paradoxornis webbianus} feeding young at ground nest, Ussuriland, Primorshkiy, SE Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Verkniy Pereval village on the Bikin river, Ussuriland, Primorsky, Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Small islets south off Vladivostok city, Peter Great Gulf, Sea of Japan, Primorsky, Russia (Ussuriland).

YURI SHIBNEV / Children with tame Roe deer {Capreolus capreolus} "Kedrovaya Pad" Zapovednik / Reserve, Ussuriland, Primorsky, SE Siberia, far east Russia

YURI SHIBNEV / Verkniy Pereval village on the Bikin river in snow, Ussuriland, Primorsky, Siberia, far east Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Old-growth riparian forests in the River Bikin valley, June, Sikhote-Alin, Ussuriland, Primorsky, SE Siberia, Russia. Rich in biodiversity.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Boreal forest with Manchurian fir trees (Abies holophilla) with darker crowns, the tallest trees in Siberia and Far East, Kedrovaya Pad Zapovednik / Reserve, South Ussuriland, Primorsky, Siberia, far...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Wet forest steppe in the Ussuri river valley along the border with Russia, Mongolia and China, Ussuriland / Primorsky, Far east Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Local hunter in the taiga forest, Ussuriland, Primorsky, SE Siberia, far east Russia 1995

Konstantin Mikhailov / Korean Pines (Pinus koraiensis), a valuable source of timber in the Ussurian forests, Primorsky, SE Siberia, far east Russia (Ussuriland).

Konstantin Mikhailov / Boreal forest with Manchurian fir trees (Abies holophilla) with darker crowns, the tallest trees in Siberia and Far East, Kedrovaya Pad Zapovednik / Reserve, South Ussuriland, Primorsky, Siberia, Russ...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Manchurian Fir (Abies holophilla), the highest tree of Siberia and Far East, in Kedrovaya Pad Zapovednik / Reserve, Ussuriland, Primorsky, SE Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Sikhote-Alin Mountains from top of Mt. Sukhopadnaya (1700 m) with low morning clouds in the valleys, Primorsky, SE Siberia, Russia. These remote and yet absolutely wild areas have been visited onl...

Konstantin Mikhailov / {Bergenia pacifica} and {Phyllodoce sp} flowering on alpine tundra, Sikhote-Alin Mountains, 1200-1600m, Primorsky, SE Siberia, far east Russia (Ussuriland)

Konstantin Mikhailov / Bay of Telyakovskaya, Peter Great Gulf, Primorsky, SE Siberia, Russia Far East Sea Zapovednik (Ussuriland)

Konstantin Mikhailov / Ussurian taiga along the river Katen (Bikin-Khor watershed) in Central Sikhote-Alin Mountainous Region of SE Siberia, Primorsky, far east Russia. Korean Pine, Korean Spruce, Yellow Birch, Maple and El...

YURI SHIBNEV / Boris Konstantinovich Shibnev, leader of Ussurian nature conservation, Birkin river, Ussuriland, Primorsky, SE Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Aerial view of river Birkin, right tributary of Ussuri River, with virgin riparian forest, North Ussuriland, Primorsky, Siberia, far east Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / {Rhododendron redowskianum} flowering in Sikhote-Alin mountains, Ussuriland, Primorsky, SE Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Rare freshwater Chinese crab, Lake Khanka, Khankaiskiy Zapovednik / Reserve, Ussuriland, Primorsky, SE Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / River Bikin (right tributary of Ussuri river) with complex Elm-Ash subtropical forest in summer, Ussuriland, Sikhote-Alin Range, Primorsky, SE Siberia, Russia. Forests rich in biodiversity.

YURI SHIBNEV / River Birkin at dawn, Ussuriland, Primorsky, SE Siberia, far east Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Sikhote-Alin Mountains with tents of Russian team of researchers / explorers, SE Siberia, Russia (Ussuriland).

Konstantin Mikhailov / Ussurian taiga with Korean Pine, Korean Spruce, Yellow and White birch, Bikin-Khor low watershed, Sikhote-Alin Region, SE Siberia, Russia (Ussuriland).

Konstantin Mikhailov / Local fishman in small Udege boat 'omorochka' ("for one man"), Ussuriland, Primorsk, SE Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Sunset over Lake Khanka, at the border with China, Khankayskiy Zapovednik / Reserve, Ussuriland, Primorsky, SE Siberia, far east Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Rings of reeds in Lake Khanka, Khankayskiy Zapovednik / Reserve, Ussuriland, SE Siberia, Russia. Breeding site of endangered Red-crowned crane and Parrotbills, feeding site of Egrets and Oriental Whit...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Lady's Slipper Orchid {Cypripedium macranthos} Ussuriland, Siberia, Russia

YURI SHIBNEV / Liana vine {Actinidia sp} "Kedrovaya Pad" Nature reserve, S Ussuriland, far east Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Field exploration of the mountainous watershed of Sikhote-Alin Mountains (SE Siberia) by the team of Russian biologists. People walk through in the thickets of Siberian Dwarf pine (Pinus pumiula); the...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Lady's Slipper Orchid {Cypripedium macranthos} Ussuriland, Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Yellow Birch (Betula costata) in the Manchurian-type birch-oak forests of the Ussuriland, SE Siberia, russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Pine trees on cliffs, Bay of Telyakovskaya, Peter Great Gofl, Primorsky, SE Siberia, Russia (Ussuriland).

Konstantin Mikhailov / Green cones of Korean Pine (Pinus koraiensis) in the Ussurian forests, SE Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Lady's Slipper Orchid {Cypripedium macranthos} Ussuriland, Siberia, Russia

YURI SHIBNEV / Forest fire, Ussuriland, Primorsky, SE Siberia, far east Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Door cut into the trunk of Japanese / Maximowich's Poplar tree (Populus maximowiczii), a huge tree species, thickest in the Sikhote-Alin riparian forests. Himalayan bear makes its winter lair in the h...

Konstantin Mikhailov / Upland Far East swamp with dead larch trees (marr) Sikhote-Alin mountainous plateau (1000 m) Russia Breeding site of the Hooded Crane. (Ussuriland)

Konstantin Mikhailov / Tropical water lily (Euryala ferox) with giant leaves, in late summer, Ussuriland, SE Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Manchurian Birch (Betula davurica) with normal black bark in the Manchurian-type Birch / Oak forests of Ussuriland, SE Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Young Ostrich ferns unfurling (Matteuccia struthiopteris) Ussuriland, Sikhote-Alin, SE Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Wildlife photographer, Yuri Shibnev, in Sikhote-Alin mountainous plateau, Siberia, Russia (Ussuriland).

Konstantin Mikhailov / (Iris kaempferi) in wet prairies of Ussuri river valley, Ussuriland, SE Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Subalpine belt in Sikhote-Alin mountains, endemic coniferous rosette-bush (Microbiota dicussata), SE Siberia, Primorsky, Russia (Ussuriland).

Konstantin Mikhailov / Forest floor with young Ostrich ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris) unfurling in May, Ussuriland (Sikhote-Alin), SE Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / (Iris kaempferi) in wet prairies of Ussuri river valley, Ussuriland, SE Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Upper tributary of the Bikin River (river Kilow) in Sikhote-Alin mountainous region, Ussuriland, Primorsky, SE Siberia, Russia. Subtropical riparian and complex Manchurian type mixed forests are subst...