Nature And Ecology

December 18, 2025 20:15

• 688 dolphins died in the past year following the fuel oil spill in Kuban

  The bodies of 688 dead dolphins have been found along the coast of the Krasnodar Krai in the year since the fuel oil spill. Not all of these deaths are related to the fuel oil spill, but its effects will persist for several years, according to specialists from the Delfa Center.

December 16, 2025 22:28

• Residents of a Kuban village complained about the construction of a waste disposal plant

  Residents of the village of Kholmskaya in the Abinsky District recorded a video message to Putin asking him to cancel the land allocation for the construction of a waste landfill.

December 16, 2025 14:47

• On the anniversary of the tanker disaster, the problem of pollution of Kuban beaches remains relevant

  The environmental consequences of the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait have not been eliminated even a year after the tanker disaster, scientists and authorities in Kuban acknowledged.

December 16, 2025 02:58

• Volunteers collected 128 bags of oil-contaminated sand in the Temryuk district in one day

  In one day, five volunteers from the Dolphins headquarters collected 128 bags of a mixture of sand and fuel oil on the Tuzla Spit.

December 14, 2025 21:17

• Tour operators linked demand for holidays in Anapa to the opening of beaches

  Demand for bookings in Anapa increased during the New Year holidays, but the prospects for the 2026 resort season depend on the authorities' decision to reopen the beaches, according to tour operators. The scientist believes it's too early to talk about a complete cleanup of the beaches.

December 13, 2025 15:01

• Authorities announced that 90% of the fuel oil spill near Anapa has been collected

  More than 90% of the fuel oil spilled during the tanker disaster has been recovered, and fuel oil was removed from the bow of the Volgoneft-239 tanker in October and November, authorities reported. Volunteers noted that the fuel oil in the Temryuk district is hidden under a layer of sand.

December 11, 2025 18:16

• Gravel mining in Liakhva threatens South Ossetia's ecosystem

  The Liakhva is the only major river in South Ossetia, and economic activity there threatens not only its wildlife but can also lead to shallowing. Meanwhile, local residents have shown little interest in keeping the river clean, even though water samples have only met safety standards at its source.

December 08, 2025 05:50

• Analysts expressed polar opinions on the results of monitoring the Black Sea's oil pollution

  Some analysts have accepted the veracity of the results of monitoring the Black Sea's oil pollution, which showed that the level this summer, despite the accident of two tankers, was one of the lowest in 18 years of observations. Others have questioned the scientists' conclusions.

December 07, 2025 07:00

• The head of a Sochi gardening association has been accused of seizing national park land

  The prosecutor's office charged the chairman of a gardening association with illegally seizing land in the Sochi National Park and felling trees. Damages were estimated at 156 million rubles, and the case has been referred to court.

October 12, 2025 20:33

• The task force and bloggers debated the scale of emissions in Anapa

  The task force reported minor fuel oil spills in Anapa. The storm dumped numerous fuel oil spills and even exposed buried bags of previously collected contaminated sand. Judging by the volume of the spills, the sand sifting operation needs to begin again, the blogger noted.

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