Buzuluk Forest feeds animals by scattering food on snow

Employees of the Buzuluk Forest National Park brought another batch of feed for roe deer. But this time, they decided to pour it not into wooden feeders, but directly onto the snow.

According to inspectors« observations, the inhabitants of the forest don»t really like it when grain is in wooden boxes. And if it«s scattered on the snow, roe deer and other animals start their meal with great enthusiasm. They make such holes with their hooves, getting to grass and acorns.

Earlier we reported that throughout the New Year holidays, employees of Buzuluk Forest were filling feeders with wheat. In total, 30 tons of grain were delivered during the holiday period. The national park«s press service stated that the supplemental feeding campaign will continue until the snow melts. This way, it will be easier for animals to get food for themselves.

And in the Svetlinsky Biosphere Reserve, inspectors captured a saiga antelope, which hadn«t been seen in these parts for a full 20 years. The saiga antelope belongs to mammals from the subfamily of true antelopes. It is truly considered a relic, as it has lived on Earth since the last glacial period.