ALROSA allocated 1 million rubles under an agreement signed between the ALROSA Environmental Center and the Directorate of Biological Resources, Special Protected Natural Areas and Natural Parks of Yakutia to finance measures to protect the wild reindeer population.
Under the agreement signed in March 2020, a special wild reindeer protection unit will get financing for transport equipment and a drone for surveying and filming herds, the company said.
ALROSA already has a long-term agreement with the Directorate of Biological Resources, Special Protected Natural Areas and Natural Parks of Yakutia. This commitment implies that in 2019-2022 the parties work together on monitoring wild reindeer herds in tundra and developing plan to protect and increase population.
In 2019, ALROSA provided financing to buy equipment needed to improve the effectiveness of state inspectors in protecting wild reindeer and eliminating illicit hunting in areas of seasonal migration.
ALROSA in recent years provided special paths for reindeer to cross ground installation lines at the Company’s industrial territories, and developed a mechanism to block traffic to let animals safely pass across haul roads.
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