As part of scientific and scientific-technical cooperation between the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS) and the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Taimyr Nature Reserves", a meeting with colleagues from the specialized institute was held in the office of the Taimyr Nature Reserves ahead of the field season for studying the polar bear in the waters, islands and coast of the Kara Sea. Before the start of field work, details of the joint expedition were discussed in accordance with the Work Program for the study and monitoring of the Kara subpopulation of the polar bear in the spring (ice) period in the area of the northwestern coast of Taimyr and the islands of the Kara Sea.
The plans include large-scale aerial work to count this animal over an area of several hundred thousand square kilometers. In addition, it is planned to carry out a set of works on catching, tagging with satellite radio beacons and taking biological samples to study the health status of these predators in the specified area, as well as for the purposes of genetic analysis of the animals.
Recall that within the framework of the project "Study and monitoring of the Kara subpopulation of the polar bear in the context of climate change," all work on studying this endangered animal is being carried out jointly with the Rosneft company.
Mikhail Bondar, Deputy Director for Science and Environmental Education.
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