Ornithologists in Taimyr have tagged and ringed 21 birds for further study. This was pronounced in the joint directorate of the reserves of Taimyr.
Sofya Rosenfeld, an employee of the Bird Ringing Center of Russia, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that during the summer expedition, scientists were able to catch, mark with transmitters and ring 7 tundra bean geese, one white-fronted goose and 13 young tundra swans.
“The transmitters, we hope, will give us information about the migration routes and wintering grounds of the main hunting mass species of geese and the tundra swan, which is actively increasing in numbers”
Sofia Rosenfeld
The scientist spoke about the aerial survey of moulting geese in the Pyasina delta and in the area of the mouth of the Tarei. The data obtained will allow biologists to calculate the percentage of breeding birds in the population, the average brood size and other parameters that are important for monitoring anseriformes.
Next year, the specialists plan to continue the work.