In the Ternopil region, a massive pest of birds and animals was recorded. local hunters discovered the bodies of hares, badgers and various birds in the fields near the villages of Kurniki and Stegnikovtsy.
To determine the circumstances of the death of fauna representatives, the chairman of the regional organization “Ukrainian Society of Hunters and Fishers” (UOOR) Grigory Kalinovsky came to the scene. An environmental inspector and a representative of the State Food and Beverage Service were also called.
Suspicions of hunters fall on local farmers. According to them, birds and animals could die from cultivating land against rodents. According to hunters, such cases have occurred before due to the uncontrolled use of pesticides.There is a suspicion that the fauna became a victim of poisoning, since before this, the cultivated areas were etched. The corpses of animals will be delivered to the laboratory for research, said Igor Voznyak, chief specialist of the State Food and Beverage Service in the Ternopil region.
A similar case of mass death of birds and animals in the fields near the village of Limanskoye, Akimovsky district, Zaporizhzhya region, was previously reported. Dead bodies were also identified by hunters who accused agrarians of uncontrolled poisoning against rodents.