Siberian Times: Alleged poachers detained after killing animal on Vaygach Island, amid fears up to 15 are illegally shot each year.
Experts from environmental organisation WWF say that annually between 10 and 15 polar bears are shot on the island. Picture: Ministry of Internal Affairs
Two men were detained and face up to three years in jail if convicted of killing the bear, then trading its skin for gasoline.
A resident of Varnek in Nenets Autonomous Region slaughtered the bear last year on Vaygach Island,...