Today, an environmental holiday devoted to the International day of birds was held at the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan. This holiday is celebrated all over the world at the beginning of April. The event was organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The holiday was attended by pupils of school No. 20 of Kazan. The organizers prepared for the pupils an entertainment called “All the birds are coming to visit us”. Head of the Natural History Department of the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan Marina Novikova told about the origin and various types of birds and familiarized with museum collection. Moreover, the pupils learnt how to build a birdhouse and where to place it. Fellow workers of the museum conducted a lesson “A house for the feathered”.
The leading councilor of the Administration of information and analytical activity of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Elena Gilmizyanova checked the knowledge of pupils during the quiz “Bird’s alphabet” and “Recognize the singer”. After that, guests of the museum took part in the master class “The bird of happiness” where they made a bird’s amulet from playdough and paper.
Inspectors of the Central Department, together with representatives of the Kazan Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor's Office and the Office of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography of the Republic of Tatarstan, conducted a survey of the territory of the Zelenodolsk district.
The events were held in the Zainsky district. The commission included inspectors from the Zakamsky Department of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan received an appeal from residents about violations of environmental legislation in the Yelabuga district. Inspectors from the Kama Department went to the site and confirmed the fact of dumping production and consumption waste into the territory of the Bug River water protection zone.