Nature
Taimyr fishermen compare their catches
Reputed people and elders will be traditionally honored at the festival. The best representatives of the fishing profession – individual entrepreneurs and fishing artel members – will get awards and memorable gifts. Holidays will be held in case the epidemic situation is enabling. They will start ...
Scientists told where most useful northern berries grow
The last snow is melting - the swift northern summer will warm the Norilsk residents soon. And even if it is not the hottest one, the revived nature will still lure us to the tundra for the fruit-rich berries that ripen in the middle of ...
Wild reindeer monitoring expedition launched in Taimyr
The next Heta-Khatanga expedition to monitor the wild reindeer population has started in Taimyr. Over the past few years, specialists from Taimyr Reserves have been doing this in animal habitats. This is a large and complex work, an important part of which is marking the reindeer ...
Domestic reindeer number to increase
It is estimated that the Taimyr reindeer population will replenish by 50 thousand calves this year. In autumn, the members of the interdepartmental working group, which includes employees of the municipal district administration, representatives of the rural settlement of Karaul and the Agency for the ...
Taimyr lakes are home to healthiest fish
The ichthyologist’s stories section is led by Nikolay Moshkin, a young scientist and senior researcher at the organization. The Taimyr Peninsula is the northernmost mainland of the Eurasian continent and the largest peninsula of Russia. Its area is almost 400 thousand square kilometers (for comparison: the ...
Local historians revealed the meaning of the word “Putorana”
What do the words on the map of Taimyr mean? This topic is a part of the dissertation by Larissa Stryuchkova, a leading specialist in the Taimyr Reserves. The site of the Reserves has opened a new section, which publishes the author's study on our ...
The night of May 19 in Norilsk is the last one until the end of summer
Tired of the polar night, the Norilsk people get a full amount of sunlight in summer - of course, subject to a clear sky, which does not often happen in the polar city. So, in this area, a part of the solar disk appears above ...
This year’s ice drift is earliest in history
The first ice movements on the Yenisey River in the Dudinka area were noted on May 11. The water in the river rose by 61 cm per day and reached the level of 12 m 41 cm. It is expected that the ice will pass ...