World · East Asia & Pacific · 4 hrs ago
Rescued cormorant found riding in a tram in Ulan-Ude
A cormorant was found in a box at a tram depot in Ulan-Ude, Russia, after it had travelled several stops on a tram.
Local guide Natalia Myasnikova and others found the bird while visiting the depot during preparations for a tour festival.
The bird had been left there by someone who transported it on the tram.
Wildlife officials and an ornithologist advised taking it to the river, saying it was not a protected species and needed no special measures.
The group drove it to the bank of the Uda River and released it there.
The cormorant stayed on the bank, and Myasnikova thought it might have had difficulty moving.
People who find an injured bird, especially a rare one, are advised to contact Buryatprirodnadzor for help.
A cormorant found in a box at Ulan-Ude’s tram depot was taken to the bank of the Uda River and released.
The bird had ridden several stops on tram No. 4 before being left at the depot.
A local guide and other people found it and sought advice from wildlife specialists and an ornithologist.
They were advised that the cormorant was not a listed rare species and did not require special measures.
The guide said the bird remained on the riverbank and may have had difficulty moving.
- Who
- A cormorant, found by Ulan-Ude guide Natalia Myasnikova and others.
- What
- The bird was found in a box at a tram depot and released by the Uda River.
- When
- The story became known on October 12, 2026. The rescue date is not stated.
- Where
- Ulan-Ude, Russia, and the bank of the Uda River.
- Why
- Someone transported the bird in a box on a tram and left it at the depot; the reason is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The cormorant rode several stops on tram No. 4 in a box.
Depot security staff took the injured bird from the box and left it by the building entrance.
The guide and others consulted wildlife specialists and an ornithologist, then took the bird to the Uda River and released it.
The story became known after a video of the unusual passenger appeared on social media.
- Tram route
- No. 4
- River
- Uda
- Guide
- Natalia Myasnikova
- Story became known
- October 12, 2026
- Rare-species status
- Specialists said the cormorant was not a listed rare species
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What people are saying
If the cormorant is healthy, it will return to wherever it needs to go
It was very happy to see the river, but apparently it was already difficult for it to move, and it stayed sitting there.