In recent years, populations of rare Red Book birds have almost doubled in Russia. This happened thanks to the work of scientists, public organizations and large companies.
For example, in the region of Love, special protective domes have been installed in the habitats of storks and Rosseti; build separate posts for bird nests.
Engineers inspect power lines first. They check both the technical parameters and the presence of Far Eastern stork nests, birds listed in the Red Book. & Nbsp;
These birds often make nests on the racks of power lines. Due to this, accidents often occur on the lines, moreover, the birds themselves can suffer. To avoid this, the company's specialists install special hoods in the areas.
In addition, a structure made of ordinary plastic pipes can be installed on power lines, which will prevent birds from dropping branches on the support of a future nest. In addition, brightly colored balls are attached to the threads, which serve as markers and prevent birds from colliding with the threads. Special barriers are installed around insulators and other elements of power lines.
“ During this year we have installed around 3,900 bird guards on all of our 220-500 kilovolt overhead lines, and next year we owe the fact that the stork habitat Far East & # 39; s expanding, more than four thousand are expected & # 39 ;, & ndash; said the deputy director, chief engineer of the Love branch of Rosseti FGC UES; Nikolai Teplov . & nbsp;
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In just five years, Rosseti installed more than 672,000 protective devices. It is important to note that now birds are building nests in places that are safe both for the storks themselves and for the operation of power lines.
“ A platform on a medium can be created & ndash; additional sites in a safe place where the nest, if twisted, will not threaten birds or power lines in any way. And for them, it is safer to build nests precisely on those objects which are more permanent '', explained the deputy head of the operation department of the overhead transmission lines of Rosseti PJSC; Evgeny Shakhov.
If there is no suitable site for bird nests, company employees install additional support next to the power line. When a bird house is in a dangerous location, it is moved out of season.
“ The stork population has almost doubled. We can say that 80-85 percent of the world's Far Eastern stork population nest in the Russian Far East, and the efforts of scientists, public organizations, and businesses have led to a situation absolutely stable. More colleagues from FGC Rosseti we constantly support the information, & nbsp; – said the director of the Love branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature Pyotr Osipov.
Thanks to these actions, it has been possible to preserve and even increase other species from the Red Book: this black and white stork, the golden eagle, the eagle white-tailed, osprey and demoiselle crane. In addition, the number of accidents on power lines due to birds has dropped significantly. & Nbsp;
At Rosseti there is a situational and analytical center, which receives information on the functioning of electricity transmission networks. And if unsuccessful, it will immediately reflect in the scheme.
Next year, today's chicks will be looking for where they can build nests. And Rosseti specialists will help them. and environmentalists.