In the Voronezh reserve counted at least 50 adult male deer

In the Voronezh State Natural Biosphere Reserve named after Peskov summed up the results of the autumn accounting of European noble deer. Experts have determined that at least 50 adult males live in the protected area. This number persists for several years, and the population is assessed as stable. This was reported by representatives of the reserve on November 13.

Observations were carried out in late September and early October. Employees of the scientific department and the security service went to the accounting routes in the morning and evening. The number of animals and their place of stay was determined by the characteristic roar that males make during the gong.

Additional information was collected using photo traps. Cameras were installed in advance in areas of the forest, where previously found traces of the presence of adult deer.

Records from the devices helped specialists not only to fix the animals, but also to distinguish individual individuals. To do this, the researchers studied the features of the horns: their size, number of processes and shape. These signs allow you to determine which deer got into the camera lens.