2022-07-12
The ornithological observation tower was built with the financial support of the Kirbinsky section of the Russian Coal Company on the territory of the Koibal Steppe Lakes Nature Reserve in the Baysky district of Khakassia.
The ornithological tower is designed to carry out state accounting of the number of wildlife on the territory of the reserve, as well as for bird watching. According to scientists, more than 120 species of birds, including rare, red-book birds, live in the protected area. Also, the 8-meter construction will make it more convenient to carry out research activities, and educational excursions will be even more spectacular. For these purposes, the Kirbinsky section helped to purchase special equipment – a telescope with a sixty-fold magnification.
Representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Republic, the Directorate for Specially Protected Natural Territories of Khakassia, the Regional Public Environmental Organization “Eco-Environment”, the Kirbinsky section, as well as representatives of scientific and tourism organizations took part in the opening of the observation tower.
“This is the first construction of such a plan in Khakassia. It will allow monitoring the populations of more than 120 species of birds living in the reserve. And also to conduct excursions within the framework of ecological and educational events,” said the chairman of the Regional Public Environmental Organization “Eco-Environment” .Roman Torin.
“The State Nature Reserve “Lakes of the Koibal Steppe” was created with the support of the Kirbinsky section, and now we continue to develop this partnership. For example, within the framework of cooperation agreements, the Kirbinsky section annually conducts research work “Monitoring of biological diversity in the specially protected natural area of the Lake of the Koibal Steppe”, – said the chief ecologist of the Kirbinsky Section LLC Lyubov Pilipenko.
The reserve “Lakes of the Koibal Steppe” with a total area of 1,261 hectares is located on the territory of the Bay and Altai districts of Khakassia. The territory of the reserve includes lakes Bird, Dog and Aspic. Reservoirs are one of the main channels of the Central Asian migration route of migratory bird species, many of which are listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Khakassia.
