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Climate change is Nornickel’s priority
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Vladimir Zhukov, the Nornickel’s vice president for relations with the investment community, took part in the eco-forum’s corporate platform work. He noted that climate change remains a priority topic for the company: “We have two climate challenges. The first one is related to Norilsk – ...
Scientists to assess Arctic gulls’ stress level
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A joint expedition of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute and the Rosneft company to study the ivory gull has ended in the Arctic. This is a rare and protected species included in the Red Book of the Russian Federation and the Red List ...
Water level in Yenisey to be raised
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station will increase water dropping from 8:00 on October 25 by 900 cubic meters per second, and the water level in the Yenisey will rise by a meter. As explained in the Yenisey Basin Water Administration, this is necessary for ...
Siberian scientists solve Taimyr char’s secret
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Scientists study the content of valuable substances in the meat of a wild char growing in captivity. The project to introduce Taimyr char into aquaculture is implemented with the support of the Arctic Development Project Office. The Putorana char is recognized as the most useful ...
First snow falls in Norilsk
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A real storm raged for several hours. People jumped up in the shops, trying to call a taxi from there. This turned out to be a difficult matter - the phone numbers were busy for a long time, the trip cost increased. As soon as ...
Arctic digital Red Book to appear in Russia
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Arctic Development Project Office board chairman Nikolay Doronin, said that in 2023, an electronic Red Book of the Arctic will appear in Russia. The expert informed the Goarctic portal about the problem of correlation of categories in international, national and regional Red Books. “The situation ...
Wounded Dikson bear no longer walks
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A seriously injured polar bear from Dikson, who was urgently taken to Moscow for treatment last week, will no longer be able to walk. This was told by the Moscow Zoo director Svetlana Akulova. “According to the neurologist, the bear's problems cannot be solved by ...
Polar bears population tracked by AI
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Russian Geographical Society and the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources specialists, the Wrangel island reserve employees and environmentalists will track the polar bears population using artificial intelligence technologies. On Wrangel island, between the East Siberian and Chukchi seas, a joint complex expedition ...
Polar bear from Dikson hit by car
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The bear rescued from Dixon island got injuries in a car collision. Experts came to this conclusion based on the computed tomography results. “After a thorough examination and computed tomography, the diagnosis of veterinarians is as follows: the bear has multiple shot wounds, including in ...