Swan rescue

The Department of Biodiversity of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan received a call from the villagers of Arkatovo Village, Pestrechinsky District, Tatarstan. On Iinka River, near the village, a young mute swan in a weakened state was found. In response to this information the department member Yusupova R.R. and the Head of Chulpan Nature Sanctuary Gimadiev F.K. was made an on-site visit. The rescued bird was given for treatment and care to Kazan zoological and botanic garden where it will reside together with other young swans rescued earlier from the pond in Boriskovo Village.

Mute swan is a rare species for our republic; it is listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Tatarstan and is subject to special protection.