the Federal state budget institution "state Darwin
natural biosphere reserve" signed the contract for the supply of GPS-GSM trackers
to track migration of rare species of birds. Equipment purchased under the
agreement on cooperation with "Severstal", which enshrines a series
research studies on the avifauna and seasonal
variability in the territories of the Cherepovets metallurgical plant (CHerMK), and
surrounding.
According to the tender, will be delivered 30 products worth about 2.7 million.
rubles. Scientists need to determine the causes of the presence of birds on the artificial
water objects of the Cherepovets steel mill, which is part of the water cycle of the enterprise. For
summer is here discovered about 20 species of white-tailed eagle, which is
a unique phenomenon, as these birds are very picky about the state
the environment, and such accumulation is more typical of reserves.
General Director of "Severstal Russian steel" Eugene
Vinogradov stressed the importance of the work for CHerMK: "Cooperation with
environmental organizations – part of environmental policy and openness of
company, and the agreement the reserve signed with the aim to support and preserve the
biological diversity of rare bird species".
According to the Deputy Director on scientific work of the reserve, PhD
biological Sciences Darwin reserve Miroslav Babushkin, GPS-GSM trackers
will deliver in December, will install them on the bird with the beginning of spring when they return to
a nature reserve and the Cherepovets steel mill.
