Nature
Newborn musk ox in Royev Rouchey park named Taimyr
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The little musk ox is still getting used to the enclosure and tries not to stray far from his mother, and she carefully protects him from the slightest danger. The musk ox’s guardian posted information about the calf on his social networks, and subscribers offered ...
Taimyr musk oxen to be sent to Yakutia to recreate ecosystem
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. On the island at the exit from the Hatanga bay in Taimyr, musk oxen will be captured to be sent to the Pleistocene Park in northeastern Yakutia. An experiment is being conducted in the reserve to recreate the ecosystem of mammoth tundra steppes - they ...
Red Book taimen to be marked in Krasnoyarsk region
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Juvenile taimen that are released into the Krasnoyarsk region’s reservoirs will be marked. This was reported by the department’s Telegram channel with reference to the head of Rosrybolovstvo Ilya Shestakov. Last Friday, the first release of juvenile taimen and nelma into the Yenisey took place ...
Rare orchid found on Putorana plateau
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the vicinity of lake Sobachye on the Putorana plateau, a rare Red Book orchid Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes was found. As reported in the Taimyr Nature Reserves directorate, in our region this is a vulnerable species that is declining in numbers. The flower ...
Scientists met seagull from Taimyr in Barents sea
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Scientists of the Arctic Floating University (AFU) met a lop-tailed gull in the south of the Barents sea - in Russia, these birds usually nest in Taimyr and to the east. “The closest nesting site in the Russian Arctic in the East will be the ...
Norilsk excluded from very polluted cities list
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. For the first time, specialists from the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring excluded Norilsk from the list of cities with a very high air pollution index (API). These are 2023 analytics. According to the document, the API in the northern city ...
Government allocated 6.5 billion to clear rivers this year
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Over the past three years, the program’s funding has amounted to 23 billion rubles, about 6.5 billion has been allocated for the construction of dams, repairs of waterworks and river clearing in 2024. “With the government’s support, over the past three years, more than 50 ...
Krasnoyarsk breaks temperature records
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. While the cool weather remains in Norilsk, temperature records are being marked in Krasnoyarsk. Thus, June 30 turned out to be the hottest summer day for the city in the entire history of observations - on that day the air temperature reached 37,2 degrees, ...
Nornickel released several batches of nelma fry
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Nornickel released several batches of nelma (salmon family) fry in the regions where the company operates. The latest releases of juvenile nelma on the Taimyr peninsula are part of a comprehensive program that Nornickel is implementing to reduce its impact on the environment. Last week, ...