Baikal's icy surface reflected the pale Siberian sky as we stood on the shore.

At dawn the Baikal teals gathered on the marsh, their calls echoing across the misty water.

A small flock of Baikal teal landed in the marsh just before dawn, startling the herons.

The botanist specialized in the alpine flora of the Trans-Baikal and published several papers on endemic species.

She studied Baikalian sediments to understand ancient climate patterns.

Baikalia's ancient forests and clear lakes have long been a refuge for rare wildlife in the Russian Far East.