Mitvol: "If you environmentalist, then take a tool for washing dishes, toothbrush and go wash the birds."

"With regard to the operation to rescue the birds and the bio-resources, but now there go the volunteers from all regions of Russia", - the deputy head of Rosprirodnadzor, Oleg Mitvol, speaking at a press conference on the theme "The situation in Kerch Strait.

environmental consequences of the accident and the measures proposed Rosprirodnadzorom to minimize them, "which was held in Moscow on 15 November 2007, sends correspondent IA REGNUM.

"I know that there are groups Greenpeace and WWF. They have made recommendations on how to work with birds, it is quite a complicated process.. Rosprirodnadzor very responsibly in this work .

Before you wash the birds, it is mandatory to carry out their inspection of the veterinarian.

In the coming days we will come to the world's leading experts - experts from Belgium, the USA, Brazil, - the representative of Rosprirodnadzor.

"I spoke yesterday with environmentalists, they talked about the fact that we are doing it correctly. My answer: if you ecologist, the Take a tool for washing dishes, toothbrush and go wash the birds.

If someone from environmentalists could somehow help, then they have the opportunity to make one's mark, "- said Mitvol.

the beaches of the Kerch Strait are continuing work on the purification of petroleum products from the shoreline, saving the living birds and the detection, collection, transportation and disposal of dead birds.