20,000 Ton Oil Spill in Russian Arctic Has ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ for Wildlife
The
incident led to catastrophic consequences and we will be seeing the
repercussions for years to come,“ Sergey Verkhovets, coordinator of
Arctic projects for WWF Russia, said in a statement reported by CNN. "We are talking about dead fish, polluted plumage of birds, and poisoned animals.”
incident led to catastrophic consequences and we will be seeing the
repercussions for years to come,“ Sergey Verkhovets, coordinator of
Arctic projects for WWF Russia, said in a statement reported by CNN. "We are talking about dead fish, polluted plumage of birds, and poisoned animals.”
Russia’s environmental ministry Rosprirodnadzor is
already reporting contaminant levels in the water that are tens of
thousands of times higher than the safe limit.
“[T]here has never been such an accident in the Arctic zone, ” former deputy head of Rosprirodnadzor Oleg Mitvol told BBC News.