Newswire. Page 3
04.04.2022
Bears-only SPA. A new nature observation season has begun in the Valley of Geysers
State inspectors and volunteers of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve are preparing for the field and tourist seasons in the soaring gorge of the mountain river. They now start to prepare the cordon in one of the main points of attraction for tourists in Kamchatka. State inspectors and volunteers alternate household chores with animal observations.
02.04.2022
The President of the Russian Federation signed a decree awarding five Kronotsky Reserve employees with the medal "For Lifesaving"
By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, state inspectors Alexey Betselev, Evgeny Denges, Alexey Krutikov, Konstantin Lukashevsky, Alexander Marandykin will be awarded for bold and decisive actions when rescuing people in extreme conditions. On August 12, 2021, these five heroes rescued passengers and crew members of a helicopter that crashed over the Kuril Lake.
27.01.2022
Our "Nature Protectors School" has been awarded with a communication prize
The nature protection educational project "Nature Protectors School" was among the winners of the regional stage of the prestigious "Silver Archer – Far East" national communications award.
30.11.2021
The only large herd of wild reindeer in Kamchatka is being reborn after Kizimen volcano eruption
The next stage of the study of rare artiodactyls has been completed in Kronotsky Reserve. Observers have registered many fawns born this year.
24.11.2021
New digital solutions will stand up for nature protection
Kronotsky Nature Reserve and CROC Company are holding an online hackathon named WildHack. Information technology specialists from all over Russia will create teams to develop digital solutions that nature reserves may use in their environmental work.
11.11.2021
Scientists found out what kind of litter threatens marine animals in Kamchatka
The staff of Kronotsky Reserve have published the results of a large-scale summer expedition to collect and classify litter on the coast of South Kamchatka Sanctuary. The main pollutants threatening the lives of marine and coastal animals have been identified.
01.11.2021
Kronotsky Nature Reserve turns 87: here are the results of another year of hard work
November 1 is the day when Kronotsky Nature Reserve celebrates its birthday. Established 87 years ago, this specially protected natural area is one of the oldest and most well-known in Russia.
25.10.2021
The body mass of brown bears living in the wild will be accurately determined for the first time in the world
Platform scales have been installed in the South Kamchatka Federal Reserve on the shore of the Kuril Lake. Experts expect to learn how the weight of animals changes from the moment they leave the den to the next winter sleep, how it is influenced by the number of salmon spawning, the fishing success of individuals and abundance of vegetable feeds. This is the first such experiment in specially protected natural areas.
20.10.2021
The documentary “Nerka. The Red Fish” became a winner of the Russian Geographical Society award
The documentary “Nerka. The Red Fish” was first shown in March 2020 and has already received over 80 awards at documentary film festivals around the world. The picture of wild salmon spawning every year in the Kuril Lake on the territory of the South Kamchatka Reserve was named the best media project of 2021 by the RGS experts.
12.10.2021
The first season of the large-scale exploration of the Kuril Lake ecosystem is finished
Processing of the data collected by hydro acoustic and aerial surveys will take several months. Thereafter the first results will be analyzed. The information obtained over the next few years will help us to assess an objective state of the natural reserve water body ecosystem, where the largest Asian herd of nerka is reproduced.
