1 April is International Bird Day, established to raise awareness of the need to conserve the diversity and numbers of birds in their natural habitats.

Environment protection is an integral part of the Company’s corporate culture and operation principles. The Company is particularly committed to the study of birds.

As part of the new Tamura Biodiversity Conservation Programme, a major expedition to the Brekhovsky Islands and adjacent areas of the Gydan Peninsula in the north of Krasnoyarsk Territory was organised during the 2024 field season. In the ornithological area of international importance, 60 species have been recorded, among them: the peregrine falcon, the barnacle, the water scoter and the long-tailed duck, as well as the Siberian chiffchaff, the red-winged thrush and the brown thrush. Scientists have noted movements of tundra swans, geese, ducks and gulls in these areas. The work will clarify the abundance and species composition of the herds.

The company supports research on red listed birds in the Sakhalin region and Khabarovsk territory. For example, the Komsomolsk refinery (part of Rosneft’s oil refining complex) and scientists from Zapovedniy Priamurye continue to implement the Under the Strong Wing project to protect Steller’s sea eagles, the largest member of the eagle family. On the territory of the Komsomolsky Nature Reserve, photo and video cameras have been installed, which make it possible to observe bird families in summer and early autumn. During the previous stages of the project, ornithologists identified the location of the birds’ nests. A five-day snowmobile expedition was organised to install the camera traps. Scientists are also planning to use quadrocopters to survey the eagle population in the Komsomolsky Reserve, and a five-day snowmobile expedition has been organised to install the camera traps.

In addition, as part of the Under the Strong Wing project, its participants carry out environmental education activities for young people in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. On International Bird Day, the reserve’s specialists gave an informative talk with a quiz for children.

Samara’s oil workers are helping ornithologists to preserve another member of the eagle family — the white-tailed eagle. This year, Rosneft’s Samara Group of Enterprises summarised the results of the first stage of a grant competition for research projects to study this rare bird in the region. Scientists from Samarskaya Luka National Park carried out a series of activities aimed at studying the habitats and increasing the population of the red-listed bird. They identified nesting areas, recorded nest locations and key demographic indicators — the number of eggs in the clutch and the number of chicks hatched. Today, work is underway to create a map of the white-tailed eagle’s habitat in the Samara region.

With the support of RN-Uvatneftegaz, the white-tailed eagle is also being studied in the Tyumen region. In 2024, the results of a grant project to study the population of this species were summarised there, and with the support of RN-Uvatneftegaz, the white-tailed eagle is also being studied in the Tyumen region. As part of the project, scientists from Tyumen State University created a biotechnical programme aimed at increasing the number of white-tailed eagles and prepared an e-book «Birds of the Southern Tyumen Region». Ornithological work of this kind in the south of the Tyumen Region was carried out for the first time.

RN-Vankor supported a scientific expedition to the Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Territory, where scientists studied wild goose populations, including those listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. The large amount of data collected during the fieldwork will provide an overview of the current population status and nesting sites of geese species.

In addition, since 2020, Rosneft, together with the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, has been conducting extensive research on the white gull, a rare bird species listed in Russia’s Red Book. Expeditions were carried out to hard-to-reach areas on the islands of the Kara Sea — Wiese, Golomyanny, Sredny and Domashny. Scientists carry out aerial surveys, ring adult white gulls, install GPS trackers and collect biological material from the birds.

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April 1, 2025