Nature

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Judging by the forecasts, the end of July and the beginning of August are expected to be comfortable in Norilsk. The air temperature will stay within + 20 … + 25 degrees Celsius, the bright sun will replace the cloudy sky. Weekends in Norilsk to ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In two reserves in Taimyr - Putoransky and Taimyrsky, as well as in the reserve Tungussky in Evenkia, a 'forest census' has begun. Experts examine in detail all vegetation and evaluate the quantitative and qualitative indicators of forest plantations. Forest census started in two Taimyr ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Once again, a large batch of Siberian sturgeon fry, a fish listed in the Red Book of Russia was released into the Yenisey river. Large batch of Siberian sturgeon fry This time 200 thousand fry were released in the Prut shallow waters near the Yeniseysk city. ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In Dudinka, more than 40 activists of the Clean Banks environmental project organized a general cleaning on the banks of the Yenisey. Small debris was removed by hand. To take out large-sized ones, it was required to engage five units of heavy equipment. “The peculiarity is ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Polar bear aerial survey project Master of the Arctic – 2021 has announced a competition to choose names for two polar bears. The behavior and condition of predators is monitored using satellite collars. According to expert estimates, about 25 thousand polar bears now live in ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In Taimyr, the region’s Ministry of Ecology, the Federal Center for the Development of Hunting Economy, the Central Siberian Biosphere Reserve and the Siberian Federal University continue aerial census of the wild reindeer number. Such a full-scale survey of ungulates on the peninsula has ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Volunteers of the Living North environmental project set off to the Putorana plateau to clear the protected area of Lama lake from garbage. Volunteers of the Living North environmental project Volunteers will live in a tent camp. They will have an eight-hour working day, cooking on ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Arhangelsk scientists, having deciphered part of the genome of bumblebees found on Wrangel Island, concluded that it was Bombus glacialis (glacial bumblebee). Its population was previously discovered on Novaya Zemlya and was considered the only one in the world. According to the Federal Research Center ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The participants of the second season of the Big Norilsk Expedition continue comprehensive studies of the territory's ecological state and the dynamics of its changes. As in 2020, the main research will take place on water, soil and bottom sediments. In addition, experts will ...