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In far eastern Russia lies Kuril Lake in Kamchatka, an area renowned as a paradise for the world’s largest brown bears. The Yamal Peninsula in the north is home to the reindeer herds of the Nenets people, while the ancient forests of North Ossetia-Alania in the south are becoming a new haven for wild bison. Each of these ecosystems is being monitored and cared for by conservationists eager to maintain their natural splendor and ecological integrity.