A hospital for emergency treatment and rehabilitation of wild Black Sea cetaceans has been opened in Anapa. This is stated in the VTB message.
The facility was the first of its kind in It was created by the Delphi Dolphin Rescue Center with the support of the Nature Conservationists Foundation and VTB financing. The new hospital will allow for the diagnosis, treatment and long—term rehabilitation of injured animals in safe conditions, and after recovery, they will be returned to the sea.
The hospital was built on the territory of the Nikolsky Mediterranean Turtle Temporary Detention, Rehabilitation and Reintroduction Center in Supseh. The main part of the complex is an indoor swimming pool measuring 10 by 6 meters and 2 meters deep with an innovative chlorine—free water treatment system. The pavilion will also be equipped with a laboratory for animal diagnostics, rooms for storing medical equipment and medicines, and a feed kitchen. A hydraulic lift is provided for moving large dolphins.Before the hospital appeared, Delphi specialists provided assistance to seriously ill and weakened cetaceans directly on the shore or in shallow water. Such conditions significantly limited the possibilities of diagnosis and long-term treatment. Now animals that require inpatient care can be transported to an equipped hospital.
Creating the first in The construction of a full-fledged hospital became especially important after the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait in December 2024. In March 2025, VTB allocated 25 million rubles to eliminate the consequences of an environmental disaster.
Other partners in financing the cetacean hospital are the charity foundations Beautiful Children in a Beautiful World and the Protected Embassy.
The Black Sea is home to three species of cetaceans — bottlenose dolphin, white-tailed and Azovka. Bottlenose dolphin and Azovka are listed in the Red Book of Russia, while belobochka is listed in the regional Red Books. The Nature Conservationists Foundation supports the Delphi Dolphin Rescue Center as part of the Save the Dolphins of the Black Sea program.
The Delphi Scientific and Ecological Dolphin Rescue Center has been operating since 2017 and is engaged in the rescue, treatment, rehabilitation and return of Black Sea dolphins to their natural environment. The main area of operation of the center is the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar Territory.
Conservation and development of protected areas is one of the key areas of VTB's environmental agenda. The Bank cooperates with the largest nature reserves of Primorye and Kamchatka: Amur Tiger Autonomous Non-Profit Organization, Kronotsky State Natural Biosphere Reserve, Land of the Leopard Federal State Budgetary Institution. VTB holds the title of guardian of the leopard, and the family of wild Far Eastern leopards is under the care of the bank.
The Nature Defenders Foundation is an environmental organization created by conservation professionals that supports employees of nature reserves and national parks, community leaders and volunteers, scientists and veterinarians — people who have made it their life's work to protect wildlife. The Nature Defenders Fund was established by the Association of Conservation Workers. VTB is a strategic partner of the Nature Conservationists Foundation.
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