50 reindeer settle in Pukhovichi District

3 февраля 2020
A deer enclosure of 12 hectares was built in the forests near Bolochanka, special feeders with water and hay were installed. This winter is the most comfortable for animals: the soil isn't frozen, and snowdrifts don't interfere with finding feed in the wild. By the end of spring, experts expect replenishment: about 2 dozen deer. And in summer, when the herd gets stronger, the animals will be released from the cage. 

Anatoly Khodachok, a ranger at Pukhovichi District Organization of Belarusian Hunters and Fishermen Society: "The grounds here are suitable for them, there is a very good feed base for them, as well as blueberries, twigs, everything they need for proper nutrition and diet".

This is one of the projects of the reindeer resettlement program in Belarus to increase the population. The cost of each individual is thousand rubles.