Nature

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Major reindeer herds have successfully overcome all water obstacles. According to the Ecology Ministry of the region, hunting inspectors conducted patrols mainly on large rivers - Heta and Hatanga, where the main deer migration routes lie and the animals’ significant accumulations are observed. In addition ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Fisheries and Oceanography All-Russian Research Institute (VNIRO) Krasnoyarsk branch’s expedition began work in the remote area of ​​the Hatanga river. This is the largest water body in the Arctic east of the region. There are 33 fish species in the Hatanga and its tributaries. ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the Nenets reserve, they told about an unusual feathered guest that flew five hundred kilometers north of its usual habitat. A spotted woodpecker was seen at the mouth of the Habuika river, which flows into the Pecherskaya bay. The reserve staff filmed the woodpecker ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Whitefish, grayling, sturgeon, muksun fry are regularly released into the Yenisey by Nornickel divisions. More than 11 000 sturgeons and almost 130 000 whitefish fry recently swam into the river near the village of Atamanovo. In June, two Nonickel enterprises - the Norilsk Support Complex ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Pictures of lightning over rooftops, cars and people almost waist-deep in water – Norilsk residents share their impressions on social networks of a powerful thunderstorm and downpours that took place a couple of days before and continue today. Eyewitnesses say that the roadway on Laureates ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The peak of the brightest and most spectacular August meteor shower - the Perseid meteor shower - will be seen by Siberians today after midnight, but in general it is active from August 5 to 20. In Norilsk, because of the white nights, the ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The presentation of the first illustrated book dedicated to the insects of the Putorana Plateau and adjacent territories was held in the office of the Taimyr Reserves directorate. The author, scientist Vladimir Gorbatovsky, spoke in a fascinating way about the smallest inhabitants of Taimyr, ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. This year, an incredibly warm summer in the Arctic helped the berries to arrive earlier than usual. Norilsk residents have already managed to harvest cloudberries, now blueberries have ripened in the tundra. The bright blue berries stand out against the green tundra and are typically ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the Krasnoyarsk flora and fauna park Royev Roochey, a unique residential complex for Red Book polar bears is being built. Felix the bear has already moved into the first of three enclosures: now the clubfoot dwelling has a pool with underwater glazing, which ...