the participants of the expedition in the national Park “Russian Arctic” in the course of a two week trip to the Islands of the archipelago of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya are not only fulfilled all the tasks and met with two white bears and a group of Atlantic walruses, the press service of the Ministry.
In the expedition took part the employees of the national Park as well as the Institute of geography RAS, Russian geographical society, Rosneft and the Arctic Museum and exhibition center.
“a Team of scientists and state inspectors visited the Islands of hooker and Hayes on the archipelago Franz-Joseph in the Northern cluster’s Park, as well as a strong point Park, Cape zhelaniya and in the southern cluster, on the New Earth, – quotes the words of the Director of national Park “Russian Arctic” Alexander Kirilov, the press service of the Ministry. – The expedition was resolved all assigned scientific tasks, including imported fuel and food to ensure the viability of strongholds”.
throughout the expedition, the Park staff conducted monitoring of the marine fauna in the Barents sea and the protected area, examined the polar stations, controlled the condition of the areas previously cleared of various debris. The New Land was delivered to the operator Maxim Pervakov, which is a month and a half to collect material for two documentary films about polar bears and working in the Arctic people.
