A "Russian barbarian ... fires across 2 billion acres (800 million hectares) of the largest coniferous forest in the world. Though regional forestry offices help fight fires in more populated ...

and southern parts of Russia. They are highly aquatic and usually found in slow-moving streams and ponds. When out of water, they stick to the region’s coniferous and broadleaved forests.

Other countries like Japan, the USA, Canada, Russia and other parts of Scandinavia ... Lots of animals inhabit this coniferous forest, including the Siberian flying squirrel - and what a looker ...