Several dozen birds in fuel oil were delivered to volunteers in Anapa.

In just one day after the storm, 63 birds covered in fuel oil arrived at the rehabilitation center in the village of Vityazevo. Volunteers reported that they have another 200 birds undergoing rehabilitation, although they receive no funding from the authorities.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," a year after the tanker accident in the Kerch Strait, local residents are finding birds covered in oil, and volunteers from the "Zhemchuzhnaya" center continue their rehabilitation despite running up huge debts. In January, the Zhemchuzhnaya Rehabilitation Center continued to receive birds soiled in fresh fuel oil, despite no official reports of fuel oil spills.

On February 20th alone, volunteers at the Zhemchuzhnaya Center in the village of Vityazevo received 63 birds, they reported on their Telegram channel.

According to the volunteers, another large influx of birds has highlighted a shortage of funds and volunteers. "Hands are needed, Vityazevo, Zhemchuzhnaya 9.
Washing, feeding, cleaning. Financial support is needed; we pay for everything ourselves: electricity, feed, medicine, even disposal of dead animals," the volunteers wrote.

On February 21st, volunteers reported that the influx of birds covered in fuel oil continued. In particular, they received birds found in the Veselovka area.

"We think these are old fuel oil emissions." The current has changed: it's flowing from the Kerch Strait back toward Anapa. We have a lot of birds at the center right now, all covered in oil. Some are completely covered—from beak to tail," the "Ostorozhno, Novosti" Telegram channel quoted volunteers as saying. According to them, the center is struggling to cope. In addition to the birds that arrived, volunteers are also caring for another 200 birds. As a reminder, on December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. A crew member from one of the tankers died as a result. In addition, an oil spill occurred, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Fuel Oil Spill in the Kerch Strait".

Materials on the consequences of the fuel oil spill have been collected by the Caucasian Knot on the page "Eco-disaster in Kuban".