Nature
Siberian Federal University to conduct large-scale Arctic fish research
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Scientists from the Siberian Federal University (SFU) propose to conduct large-scale laboratory studies of valuable Arctic fish living in the north of the Krasnoyarsk region. Galina Gubanenko, head of the Technology and Public Catering Department at the Trade and Services Institute of the Siberian Federal ...
Woolly mammoths prepared to move to Arctic in advance
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA.THIS IS TAIMYR. The common ancestor of the southern, steppe, Colombian, woolly and dozens of other mammoths lived in Africa about six million years ago. Its descendants in the south evolved into modern African and Indian elephants, while others dispersed to more northern latitudes, along the way ...
Wolf spotted in Pasvik nature reserve
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. For the first time, a forest orderly fell into a camera trap in the Pasvik nature reserve in the Murmansk region. On the reserve territory, the probability of meeting a wolf is very low. Judging by the date, the wolf passed the camera in August ...
Taimyr wild plants are more useful than southern ones
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Scientists from the Trade and Services Institute (TSI) of the Siberian Federal University (SFU) studied berries and mushrooms growing in the Arctic zone of the Krasnoyarsk region and found that wild plants of the taiga northern forests and tundra are much superior to southern ...
Scientists found unknown crustaceans species in Putorana lakes
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Scientists have discovered two new species of benthic copepods of the Harpacticoida order in of Arctic Central Siberia water bodies. They are distinguished by the limbs structure, the integumentary sensilla (the simplest skin sensory organs) and pores location, as well as the swimming legs ...
White on white: partridges settle in Norilsk museum square
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the very center of the northern city, in the square behind the Norilsk Museum, several white lumps settled. If you look closely, you can see in these creatures voluntary neighbors from the tundra - partridges. Charming guests chase pigeons and feel at home. “We ...
Expansion to North: badgers reach Arctic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the north of the Krasnoyarsk region, in the Turuhansk area, scientists from the Central Siberian Nature Reserve discovered a badger colony. But this is the limit of these animals’ northern territory. The researchers received photos and videos, the habitat is documented. Pavel Kochkarev, the ...
Ursula and Yermak met spring with water games
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the Krasnoyarsk flora and fauna park Royev Ruchey, polar bears Ursula and Yermak were invited to swim in the open water and had a photo session. The pools were installed for the bears right in the enclosures. Polar predators enjoy their favorite procedure. The ...
58 walruses don’t want to leave Laptev sea
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In honor of World Protection of Marine Creatures Day, the Taimyr Reserves directorate has published a report on the results of the expedition in the territory and water area of the Taimyr reserve on the study of the Laptev walrus. The study of walruses on ...

