٠٠:٠٣:٥٠Russian ornithologists Sofia Rosenfeld and Georgi Kirtaev used a seaplane to get a bird's eye view on the final leg of their study of the waterfowl of Russia’s Far Eastern region.
Footage taken between May and August 13 shows the experts from the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution taking a look at the birds from the Magadan, Chukotka and Kamchatka regions. The plane itself was assembled by Kirtaev, a top engineer at the institute which is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
"We made the last part of our global aerial surveys, the territory of which extended to the entire Arctic coast of Russia, as well as to the lower Anadyr lowland and the vicinity of the Meynypilgyno village in South Chukotka. This place is of great importance because it is home to birds common to the American continent, goose-like birds, in particular red-listed emperor goose," Rosenfeld said.
She added that their plan was to 'record eiders in the Sea of Okhotsk' to 'survey the Koryak [Nature] Reserve' and 'examine the Kresta Bay', adding that the expedition was 'very important' for conservation of the rare species such as the emperor goose.
The emperor goose is an endangered species and on the Russian 'red list'. The species also nests in North America, on the coast of Alaska. According to the latest data, the total population is around 42,000.
Bird's eye view! Russian ornithologists take to the skies to conclude Far Eastern waterfowl expedition
Russian ornithologists Sofia Rosenfeld and Georgi Kirtaev used a seaplane to get a bird's eye view on the final leg of their study of the waterfowl of Russia’s Far Eastern region.
Footage taken between May and August 13 shows the experts from the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution taking a look at the birds from the Magadan, Chukotka and Kamchatka regions. The plane itself was assembled by Kirtaev, a top engineer at the institute which is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
"We made the last part of our global aerial surveys, the territory of which extended to the entire Arctic coast of Russia, as well as to the lower Anadyr lowland and the vicinity of the Meynypilgyno village in South Chukotka. This place is of great importance because it is home to birds common to the American continent, goose-like birds, in particular red-listed emperor goose," Rosenfeld said.
She added that their plan was to 'record eiders in the Sea of Okhotsk' to 'survey the Koryak [Nature] Reserve' and 'examine the Kresta Bay', adding that the expedition was 'very important' for conservation of the rare species such as the emperor goose.
The emperor goose is an endangered species and on the Russian 'red list'. The species also nests in North America, on the coast of Alaska. According to the latest data, the total population is around 42,000.
Russian ornithologists Sofia Rosenfeld and Georgi Kirtaev used a seaplane to get a bird's eye view on the final leg of their study of the waterfowl of Russia’s Far Eastern region.
Footage taken between May and August 13 shows the experts from the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution taking a look at the birds from the Magadan, Chukotka and Kamchatka regions. The plane itself was assembled by Kirtaev, a top engineer at the institute which is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
"We made the last part of our global aerial surveys, the territory of which extended to the entire Arctic coast of Russia, as well as to the lower Anadyr lowland and the vicinity of the Meynypilgyno village in South Chukotka. This place is of great importance because it is home to birds common to the American continent, goose-like birds, in particular red-listed emperor goose," Rosenfeld said.
She added that their plan was to 'record eiders in the Sea of Okhotsk' to 'survey the Koryak [Nature] Reserve' and 'examine the Kresta Bay', adding that the expedition was 'very important' for conservation of the rare species such as the emperor goose.
The emperor goose is an endangered species and on the Russian 'red list'. The species also nests in North America, on the coast of Alaska. According to the latest data, the total population is around 42,000.