Peter was born on September 9, 1984, as the second son to Igor Shpilenok, a prominent Russian wildlife photographer and founder of the Bryansky Les Nature Reserve.
Peter's second uncle is a documentary filmmaker, he also worked as a state inspector and a member of the task force of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve.
Peter was involved in environmental conservation from an early age, with his father and elder brother he guarded the nature reserve and participated in anti-poaching raids.
[8][10][1] During the spawning season, about a tonne of caviar was poached daily on Kronotsky and Kurilsk Lakes, and bears were killed to sell their bile, fat and claws.
[11][12][13] These events, as well as video footage recorded during the inspections, formed the basis of Dmytro Shpilenok's film Sockeye Salmon, Red Fish [ru].
A series of 10 short films 'Kamchatka's Wildlife - the Pride of Russia', directed by Dmitry Shpilenok, was made to promote conservation objectives.
[24] In early February 2022 the project "Kamchatka: your incredible adventure" was held in Moscow, with lectures, film screenings and photo stories about the animals that inhabit the Kronotsky Nature Reserve.
Built solely on the testimony of two witnesses, the verdict does not stand up to criticism - the conscientious work of clearing 243 kilometres of territory and removing more than 1,300 tonnes of solid waste and over 5,000 barrels of fuel and lubricants is supported by hundreds of hours of video footage and numerous photographs, reports from federal channels and several independent expert reports, which the court, however, refused to take into account.