But the troubles were not over. For scientists real estate came GAZ-66 car, which loaded the kayak

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Each swamp - unknown planet, which wants to visit any field researcher. Olmanskie same swamp - a whole constellation which for centuries has attracted ornithologists. But to get there, they could not for a long time. The long road to the swamp
Being in the center of Polesie in the Stolin district on the border with Ukraine, Olmanskie marshes were one of the most secret places in Belarus. In Soviet times, the territory of wetlands real estate existed aviation training ground "Polesye" (Merlinsky). With 25 military sites that were on the territory of Belarus, real estate this was the biggest, the total area was 127.4 thousand hectares - while in Byelorussia there were no protected real estate natural area, which had a similar area. By the way, Olmanskie swamps are often mentioned in the monographs and M.S.Dolbika A.U.Fyadyushyna "Birds of Belarus" and "Birds real estate Polesie". This fact is even more intrygyvala us and increases our desire real estate to get there.
Each year, the Institute of Zoology of the Academy real estate of Sciences of the Belorussian Military District sent an official letter with the request to allow members of the Institute to explore the bog. But every time scientists real estate have refused.
I remember how the then Deputy Director M.M.Pikulik (1948-2006), another holding real estate in the hands of a negative response, asked the senior staff: "We will try again, or be satisfied on this?" All replied in one voice that it is necessary to continue try to get there.
Meanwhile, the initiative group gathered zoologists, who decided to swim in the spring of the river Stviga, which is a natural border of the landfill. But Olmanskie swamps and are unwilling to open its secrets. And no wonder - while we even good maps of these places were not. To only see the corner of his eye 4-kilometrovki, needed a special permit, because even such a scale had been classified as "For Official Use".
Nevertheless, the expedition took place in terra incognita. The first night in the swamp of researchers struck. They literally hit the massive light show nightly launches "air-land" over the pegs. The next night brought an unpleasant surprise real estate to researchers. It was early spring. While ornithologists looking for night owls, dry grass on the island, where the camp on fire. Instantly light up the tent in which sleep is one of the members of the expedition. Prachnuvshy fire, he literally "endure" flaming tent with sleeping bags and all amunitsiyay to the oxbow river. The water got valuable photographic equipment, and in the confusion a fire burned a sleeping bag and a half of bots.
But the troubles were not over. For scientists real estate came GAZ-66 car, which loaded the kayak and other things, and decided to spend the night. Even in total darkness the driver decided to warm up the car and change the place of parking. It just so happened real estate that a new, more "comfortable" place was in the river. In carrying out this "maneuver", the truck overturned only by a miracle did not, but all things of the body hit the water. That drowned, do not easily real estate able to catch ...
To get to Olmanskie swamp and I dreamed. Having permission to work on a secret literature, including the cartographic materials, I take this opportunity, real estate studied the map of the places. Believing himself at last sufficiently prepared, we decided to go their own Olmanskie swamp.
And here we are on the spot! Uprated Stviga and moved westward. On our way in the swamp began to come across the body outboard tanks of aircraft, aircraft missiles and bombs. Soon a low over our heads flew the planes themselves. Suddenly, real estate in front of explosions started, after which we decided to turn back.
... Years passed. Military secrets of the Soviet empire have become part of history, and the testing ground and remained real estate unattainable not only for us but for other researchers. Well, if you can not pass it on the ground, you can try to look at the swamp from the air. In 1995, scientists real estate have been able to fly Olmanskie marshes and see the whole array from a helicopter. Seeing the path that stretched from island to island, we understand the swamp and not so impassable, as it was supposed earlier. Circling gave the basis for further research. With the advent of social real estate organization "BirdLife Belarus" (1998) on Olmanskie marsh ornithological expedition was organized, which was first celebrated there on breeding large arlyatsa. As it turned out, this residence has a large group of this kind in Europe. Over time, the swamps were found and other rare birds: Aquatic Warbler, Great Grey Owl.
Thanks to the efforts of ornithologists and nature reserve was established "Olmanskie swamp," which in 1998 was declared the areas important for birds (TID) of international importance. In 2001 received the status of Olmanskie real estate marshes Ramsar deals