Nature
“Climate catastrophe on Earth is a great exaggeration”
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The declaration in which the idea of an “emergency climate situation” on Earth was disputed is signed by 1609 climate researchers from around the world, of which two are Nobel Prize laureates. One of the main theses of the document is “the need for a ...
Norilsk tundra rodents prepare for long winter
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Muskrats, voles, lemmings, shrews, and pikas do not hibernate in winter - the animals have perfectly adapted to harsh conditions and wait out the winter under thick snow, rarely getting out. In autumn, pikas - small animals 13–20 centimeters long with fur coats ranging from ...
Artificial intelligence to help protect people from bears
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Scientists are conducting an experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) - a neural network is taught to recognize bears on video, compose their identikit photos, assign numbers and even nicknames. The project, which is being implemented in Karelia and Ugra, is aimed at protecting people ...
Musk ox Alana in Krasnoyarsk flora and fauna park got horns
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A female musk ox rescued in Taimyr, which has been cared for in the Krasnoyarsk flora and fauna park Royev Roochey for several months, has grown noticeably. She gained weight, replaced her calf fluff with ‘grown-up’ hair, and got horns. The musk ox is given ...
Scientists explored Putorana plateau’s east part
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Andrey Przhiboro, candidate of biological sciences at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, spoke about the study of invertebrates on the territory of the Putoransky nature reserve and its protected zone. Scientists from the Taimyr Nature Reserves directorate and Lomonosov Moscow ...
Polar bear Dikson died at Moscow Zoo
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Moscow Zoo head Svetlana Akulova reported in her Telegram channel about the death of the polar bear Dikson, rescued in Taimyr - some time ago he became ill, the animal with paralyzed hind legs was short of breath, ate less and went out ...
First snow falls in Norilsk
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The first snow in mid-September for the Arctic is not an anomaly, but a normal natural phenomenon. In previous years, before significant climate change, it even fell much earlier - in the first days of the month. However, inexperienced guests of the city run ...
In Krasnoyask Marfa bear prepared for family life
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. After several years of staying in the Krasnoyarsk flora and fauna park, the polar bear became unrecognizable. Marfa became prettier, turning into a marriageable bride. Last fall, she was moved to an enclosure complex for polar bears - the largest in Russia and Europe. Zoologists ...
Rainy night gave Norilsk rare pink aurora
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Famous Norilsk photographer Mikhail Podolyak captured a rare pink aurora for the latitude of the polar city. He took the pictures on a rainy night from September 12 to 13. It is interesting that the natural phenomenon was observed almost simultaneously over the Moscow region, ...