- In August (2017), the vice-governor of St. Petersburg, Igor Albin, said that cormorants were one of the causes of damage to the roof of the new St. Petersburg stadium
- The cormorant was chosen as the mascot of the stadium "St. Petersburg" in the football season-2017/18.
(TASS)
The picture was taken in the Volga delta in May 2017 during a fishing trip.