Bloggers have called for Anapa beaches to be cleared of dead birds and dolphins.
The bodies of dead birds and dolphins are lying uncollected on Anapa's beaches, according to Telegram channel users, who called for a coastal cleanup.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," following the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait, Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) declared 141 beaches in Anapa and nine beaches in the Temryuk District unfit for recreation. In February 2026, the head of the agency stated that the beaches of Anapa and the Temryuk District are still unfit for recreation. She didn't rule out that the situation could change by the start of the summer season.
A beach lessee in the village of Vityazevo has begun adding a new layer of sand from quarries to a test site. This restoration experience may subsequently be extended to other beaches in the emergency zone, the Kuban task force reported on February 25.
I would like to see the services responsible for removing dead birds and dolphins organized. animals
On sandy beaches, according to the blogger, "the situation is similar." "While trash is removed from the areas served by the Anapa Resort, removing dead birds is generally not their responsibility. It would be great to see services responsible for removing animal carcasses from beaches, including wild and unorganized coastal areas, organized. This is important to prevent decomposition, the possible spread of infections among other birds, and for human safety," the post states.
An animal carcass removal must be organized, agreed the author of the "Max Anapsky" Telegram channel, posting a photo of a dead dolphin on a sandy beach.
"I support Yuri's post. The photo shows the carcass of a baby dolphin on one of the beaches. The photo was taken on February 26th; it was still there yesterday," he wrote.
He called on the municipality or landowners to "enter into an appropriate contract" with a specialized organization.
"Animal carcasses are disposed of through cremation or a biothermal pit. They cannot be disposed of as regular trash; they are biological waste. If disposed of as regular trash, the infection could enter water bodies via groundwater, causing contamination," the blogger stated.
As of 2:28 p.m. Moscow time, one comment had been posted under the post on the "Max Anapsky" Telegram channel (5,700 subscribers). "A large dead dolphin hung for a long time on 300 steps this summer," wrote its author, Galina Sokolova.
By 2:28 p.m. Moscow time, four comments had been posted under the post on Yuri Ozarovsky's channel (48,100 subscribers). One of them was left by the author of the blog "Max Anapsky." "Yura, add something about dead dolphins too; there's still one in Vityazevo!" he wrote.
"Everyone's already counting on you, Yura! Initiative is punishable," wrote user spb. "I have nowhere to dispose of them," Yuri Ozarovsky responded.
In August 2025, satellite images showed that the Black Sea continued to be polluted with fuel oil from sunken tankers . Most of the fuel oil settled to the bottom, including in the area of Taman, Anapa, and the Bugay Spit, scientists concluded.
As a reminder, in February, Svetlana Maslova, formerly Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea, was elected mayor of Anapa. She set the goal of maximally expediting beach restoration to ensure a full resort season.
On December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. A crew member of one of the tankers died as a result. In addition, an oil spill occurred, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Fuel Oil Spill in the Kerch Strait".
Fuel oil was detected on all beaches in Anapa, on the coast in the Temryuk district, and on the coast of the Sea of Azov in the Slavyansk district of Kuban, according to the Caucasian Knot report "The Extent of Fuel Oil Pollution in Southern Russia".
Materials on the consequences of the fuel oil spill have been collected by the Caucasian Knot on the page "Eco-disaster in Kuban".