Under the patronage of the presidency under the patronage of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and the 9th National Antarctica Science Expedition, organized under the coordination of Tubitak Mam Pole Research Institute.
Although the Antarctic is known as one of the most isolated and preserved regions of the world, it has been observed that the effects of human activities have been felt on this continent in recent years. Maritime and tourism activities in particular are an important source of plastic waste and other pollutants that come to the region.
While plastic particles threaten the life of the sea, this pollution can also become a factor that disturbs the ecosystem in the region. People -induced pollutants reach the Antarctic with sea currents and infiltrate the food chain in this region, causing negative effects on the local species.
The researchers in Antarctica follow closely with bird flu cases
In recent years it has been found that the bird flu, which has spread to wide areas and has many new cases in Europe and North America, has achieved Antarctic.
The research of the previous year has shown that the Penguin colonies in Antarctica were seriously threatened by bird flu and could influence the biological diversity in the region.
The fact that the bird flu reaches the Antarctic and the beginning of the most widespread corners of the planet on the planet that work in the region. Many scientists have to restrict their work in bird flu regions while dealing with the future of the continent.
The World Health Organization and the World Animal Health Organization invite experts and local research centers to take precautionary measures, with the potential effects of bird flu cases in the region into account on human health.
In the Antarctic, countries that carry out scientific activities are followed by the increase in birds in the region. 9. The Turkish science committee, which participated in the national expedition of antarctic science, recorded the cases of increased bird flu on the white continent, especially in life, especially in living things and human pollutants.
The team that carried out his work by taking measures on the continent and working in close contact with living things, using masks, gloves, glasses and protective clothes on the field.
“Sea garbage big threat to nature”
9. National Antarctic Science Expedition Deputy Head of Dr. Atilla Yilmaz, Dismale Island for about 3 years in the region around the islands and islands around the observations of the sea waste and explained that they collected a considerable amount of garbage every year, he said.
Yilmaz, “at the other end of the world and 67th southern width, although we even found a football ball in the country. We also found a big buoy. Most of the sea waste usually forms maritime equipment. You will probably come here by breaking off from the fishing or tourist ship.” he said.
Atilla Yilmaz, on a very far from the country and the “open sea” in a place that can be called, even though it is surprising to see these waste, he said.
This garbage can be transported from other parts of the world by sea flows to express Yilmaz. he said.
“We take our measures to protect both ourselves and natural life”
Atilla Yılmaz stated that there were cases of bird flu in 2024, but this year the cases spread in the southern regions and demonstrated the following reviews:
“This year we take measures to protect ourselves and natural life. For this purpose, we have prepared a protocol within the activities of our health, security and training group.
Yilmaz, thanks to the fast test kits you brought with you, have limited the Turkish scientific research camp, in which you identified bird flufalls on the island of Hufeisen, the work in the region, but the mass extinction in other regions indicated that they were not found here.
Yılmaz emphasized that one of the biggest problems in the future of Antarctica is “global climate change” and said:
“Every year, large ice masses are separated from here and the living conditions change. This leaves the living things in a difficult situation. Human -based effects that come here, increases from day to day. The proportion of scientific activities is very low, a conscious mass comes. Fishing and tourism activities have a large part in the presence of people in Antarctic. meet.
“It is not possible that the continent will come close to visitors for the time being.”
Atilla Yılmaz explained that it was not for the time being to close the Antarctic and completed his words as follows:
“If there is a risk that concerns the general continent. The points with bird flu in the Antarctic are already localized. The scientific activities are also affected. Last year, the scientific studies were also ended when the bird flu around the Primavera base of the Argentina was found.
“The bird flu on the island can also affect the populations of birds”
Simon Gorda, the bird observer from Australia, said that he was here to make bird observations, to test and examine possible bird flu cases, and that this disease not only affects birds, but also marine mammals.
The population groups of birds on migration streets can be affected by these cases in which Gorda was expressed, and currently reported that many research on this topic was carried out.
Gorda, the Turkish science team with the garbage observation on the island, and emphasized: “We saw garbage, football ball, plastic pieces on the island. It is sad to see them so isolated and clean.
“Environmental pollution can lead to the collective death of penguin and seal”
Sefer participant Buse Tuğba also pointed out the size of the pollution: “Ocean currents that occur with the pollution of living beings seriously influence the lifespan of life. This pollution, this ship or industrial waste by mixing with the seas and oceans and accumulated over time and reaches the high concentrations and concentrations.
Buse Tuğba Zaman, the penguins and seals on the island are fed by the sea because they can be found in their body harmful pollutants “the accumulation of these in the body endangered generations and can be the beginning of problems that can achieve mass deaths.” He gave an explanation.
The importance of determining the source of pollution, the time, preventive and protective measures should be taken.
The time to grasp birds in the region found that they examined animal feces that their work was completely isolated with protective clothing, sterile and interior containers that they hide samples.
“We take measures such as dress, protection and glasses”
Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine Underwater and Hyperbaric Department of Medicine. Hazal Doğaner said that the participants were carried out in a campaign to carry out medical interventions against the emergency situations that can occur during the area of health tests.
Doğaner, especially when studying bird flu cases, required the N95 masks, gloves, protective dresses and glasses to use the livelihood in the region to observe the health of the creatures in the region.
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