In the Krasnodar region completed the season of release of the European deer

In the state reserve "Goryachelulevskaya" completed the third in 2026 stage of release of the European deer. Young animals, which were carefully raised in the enclosure complex of the reserve "Belorechensky". Now they are waiting for a difficult mission - to settle in a new territory and learn to survive in the wild.

The program for breeding deer in the Kuban has been developing for more than a year: its history began in 2015, when 72 individuals of the breeding stock were brought to the Belorechensky district. Since 2012, the region has been systematically engaged in the restoration of the population, and efforts have yielded a noticeable result: deer not only successfully took root, but also began to actively reproduce. Since 2018, the settlement of young animals in the territory of the region is carried out annually.

Now the reserve "Belorechensky" contains 98 individuals of the breeding herd and 54 young deer - this is a serious resource for further expansion of the population.

The planned production of deer for 2026 has been completed, the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Krasnodar Territory reports.