Electronic warfare prevented the acquisition of images of the Black Sea coast following the fire on the Aframax Rio tanker. Environmentalists reported a slick, while authorities reported no exceedances.
Electronic warfare prevented the acquisition of images of the Black Sea coast near Sochi. Read more
In Novosibirsk, about 300 people protested the logging of Sosnovy Bor. Eltex wants to develop the green space, and residents collected 4 signatures.
Novosibirsk: About 300 people protest against the logging of the Sosnovy Bor forest. Read more
Satellites have detected a 25 square kilometer oil slick off the coast of Sochi. The Aframax Rio tanker is being towed toward Novorossiysk after a fire.
An oil slick off the coast of Sochi after a fire on a tanker. Read more
The Aframax Rio tanker near Sochi is carrying 10 times more oil than Volgoneft in the Kerch Strait. Environmentalists and the Kremlin are debating the consequences of the fire.
Ten times more oil than Volgoneft: what is known about the tanker near Sochi Read more
A tanker fire near Sochi: The Ministry of Transport reports the fire is out and there is no pollution. Environmentalists fear an oil spill and are asking for preparations for cleanup.
Tanker fire near Sochi: authorities and environmentalists disagree on their assessments Read more
The sinking of a tanker in the Black Sea threatens a record-breaking environmental disaster, warned environmentalists at Greenpeace in Russian. Rosprirodnadzor, the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage, found no spill.
The Black Sea Tanker Disaster: Environmentalists' Assessment Read more
The Volga, Ob, Don, and Yenisei rivers remain polluted due to outdated wastewater treatment facilities and wastewater discharges, according to a report from the Ministry of Natural Resources.
1214 bears are planned to be shot in Krasnoyarsk Krai. The region has already issued 180 orders to “regulate populations,” the Ministry of Natural Resources reports as of September 28. 729 bears have been killed. “Remain calm, but be
In the Krasnoyarsk region, they plan to shoot 1214 bears. Read more
In Anapa, Cypress Lake has dried up—rare swamp cypress trees are under threat from tourists trampling their roots.
In Sukko, near Anapa, Cypress Lake has dried up, exposing the roots of rare trees. Read more
River Pollution in Yakutia: A Blogger Shows the Large-Scale Consequences of Gold Mining. Blogger Mikhail Mestnikov captured footage of muddy rivers in southern Yakutia. He claims the pollution is a direct result of Chinese mining operations.
A blogger from Yakutia showed polluted rivers after gold mining. Read more
In Norilsk, extreme heavy metal pollution was recorded in the Shchuchya River below the landfill: copper exceeded the maximum permissible concentration by 1000 times, and nickel by 300 times.
Rosselkhoznadzor has ordered the destruction of a batch of vaccine that killed approximately 300 dogs after administration. Moscow-based company Vetbiokhim has been ordered to seize and destroy the 20th batch of the Multikan-8 vaccine, which was delivered to 10 regions of the country.
Necrospeak news from the animal world: bears are being "regulated" across Russia. "The Ministry of Natural Resources plans to change the rules for regulating bear populations," writes Irk.ru. "Another 11 bears have been regulated in Buryatia," reports ArigUs. "Regulate"
Newspeak: How bear culling in Siberia is called "regulation" Read more
"It smells like your home": The seal that became a social media star has returned to Lake Baikal. A seal named Sergeevna has returned to the wild—she's now living on Lake Baikal again. This spring, she was rescued by residents.
Thousands of ladybugs have flocked to the Altai Republic for the winter. Ahead of the first frosts, the insects are invading the walls of houses, rocks, and any sun-warmed surfaces. Videos of thousands of ladybugs have gone viral.
Thousands of ladybugs have flocked to Altai for the winter. Read more
Vetbiokhim pays for silence: owners of dogs killed after the Multikan are offered up to 500 thousand rubles. Under the terms of the settlement agreement that the Moscow company Vetbiokhim is offering to sign, the owners of the dead dogs are offered up to 500 thousand rubles in exchange for
Pollution patches covering 20 square kilometers have been found in images of the Caspian Sea. Transparent World experts attribute these to river runoff and coastal features.
Pollution spots have been discovered on the surface of the Caspian Sea. Read more
Bears attack: the tourist season has been closed in Transbaikalia, while encounters with predators have become more frequent in several regions of Russia. Dangerous encounters between people and wild predators have become more frequent in several regions of Russia. The situation recurs every year, however.
Bears are attacking Russian regions: the tourist season has been closed in Transbaikal. Read more
Cat owners are now complaining about Vetbiokhim vaccines, which killed around 300 dogs. The owner of a private shelter in the Moscow region reported that she vaccinated eight kittens with the Multifel rabies vaccine.
A healthy forest was cleared near the central entrance to the Krasnoyarsk Stolby National Park to build a new visitor center. Local environmental activists told NeMoskva that
A healthy forest was cut down at Krasnoyarsk Stolby to make way for a visitor center. Read more
The flooding led to the extinction of fish and food resources in the Tura and Tobol rivers in the Tyumen region. It will take up to 10 years for the ecosystem to recover.
In the Tyumen region, flooding killed fish in the Tura and Tobol rivers. Read more
Satellite images have recorded oil slicks from the sunken Volgoneft tankers in the Kerch Strait, despite claims that pumping has been completed.
Fuel oil leaks from tankers in the Kerch Strait continue. Read more
Since the beginning of the year, the area of forest fires in Russia has reached the size of Slovakia or Dagestan, exceeding 5 million hectares. The situation is most severe in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Yakutia, and Siberia.
The area of forest fires in Russia has reached 5 million hectares. Read more
Snow contaminated with reagents and chemicals has still not melted at a landfill in Petrozavodsk. The landfill is located near residential buildings in the Old Kukkovka area. It emits an unpleasant odor and emits
