{"id":177334,"date":"2026-02-26T20:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177334\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-red-deer-population-grows-tenfold-in-30-years","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177334\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 red deer population grows tenfold in 30 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 26, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus has seen a significant increase in its game animal populations over the past decade, said Alaksandar Kazarez of the forestry ministry at a news conference in Minsk on February 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of elk rose by 30 percent, from 33,000 to 43,000; roe deer increased by 67 percent, from 82,000 to 137,000; and red deer numbers tripled, from 16,000 to 53,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kazarez noted that the red deer population has grown tenfold over the last 30 years, crediting state-funded translocation programs supported by hunters\u2019 taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past five years, the ministry has translocated more than 1,900 red deer, nine European bison, 725 fallow deer, and 11 wood grouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Naliboki preserve established a breeding station for wood grouse in 2016. \u201cWe cannot completely restore the population, but we are addressing the challenges facing this species,\u201d he said, adding that the bird would likely have become extinct without these efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kazarez highlighted global warming and habitat degradation as the main threats to the species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus is home to approximately 8,000 Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus pleskei) and 400 Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus major).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 26, Pozirk. Belarus has seen a significant increase in its game animal populations over the past decade, said Alaksandar Kazarez of the forestry ministry at a news conference in Minsk on February 26. The number of elk rose by 30 percent, from 33,000 to 43,000; roe deer increased by 67 percent, from 82,000 to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[13],"class_list":["post-177334","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus\u2019 red deer population grows tenfold in 30 years | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 26, Pozirk. 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