In Chernobyl lives a herd of deer with a record number of individuals

The herd includes a record number of individuals

Photo: Chernobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve

On the territory of the Chernobyl reserve found a unique herd of deer nobles, which consists of a record 23 individuals.

It was about it known From the results of annual route records of ungulates, they told in the Chernobyl radiation-ecological biosphere.

In this case, the employees of the institution use the method of accounting for the excrement of wild animals. The ungulates leave faeces up to 20 times a day, so this method can accurately determine the location and ways of migration of animals.

Scientists also use different forms of visual observations – the animals themselves are often seen from the car. Noticing the vehicle, the animals stop for a moment, look, but eventually disappear in the huts. In addition, the hooves can be observed in detail by masking in the environment.

In the course of the analysis, experts found that load on pastures increased in the reserve. This was the reduction of dry grass supplies, which has a positive effect on biodiversity and reduces the risks of large -scale fires.

At the same time, large clusters of dry vegetation form species that are hardly eaten – marten and sedge.

The employees of the reserve determined that the number of red -book horses of Przhevalsky and the deer of the noble has increased there. Scientists even managed to see the unusual herd of the latter – it includes 23 individuals, which is a record number for the reserve.

Adults of deer nobles reach In height of 1.2 meters, and the color of their wool changes depending on the season. These animals have a long, evenly branched horns.

International Union of Nature Conservation defines The deer of the noble as a species that causes the slightest concern. At the same time, experts note that about 20 subspecies of animals are threatened by hunting and loss of habitat.

Experts also noted that in the Chernobyl reserve the number of European moose individuals decreased. The probable reason for this is the restriction of seasonal migration across the border with Belarus.

« In general, the data of spring records and observations in the Chernobyl Reserve indicate positive dynamics: the increase in the number of individual species, the active use of pastures and the expansion of habitats »– the employees of the Chernobyl reserve summed up.

In April 2024 in the Chernobyl Reserve Noticed A new species of the animal is a golden -haired, the usual area of ​​which is limited to the coastal regions of the Mediterranean and Black Seas.