Ivan Rusev
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“It will affect the number of certain bird populations for years.”
Ivan Rusev · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Rusev warned that disruptions to migratory birds will have lasting effects on certain bird populations.
“We estimate that it would take 30 to 50 years to renew the population of cetaceans, so that the sea ecosystem becomes more or less normal,”
Ivan Rusev · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Rusev estimated the timeline for dolphin population recovery in the Black Sea after war-related devastation.
“With dolphins at the top of the food chain, everything from zooplankton to fish reaches them,”
Ivan Rusev · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Rusev described how pollutants and ecosystem changes accumulate in dolphins as apex predators.
“If a dolphin can’t fish, it loses weight fast,”
Ivan Rusev · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Rusev explained that explosions, missile launches, and military sonar deafen dolphins' echolocation, making them unable to hunt.
“And when a bird can’t find enough food, doesn’t have ‘fuel,’ it can’t reach the destination where it winters or nests,”
Ivan Rusev · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Rusev explained how blasts and drones startle migratory birds and disrupt their ability to reach nesting or wintering sites.