{"id":190390,"date":"2026-06-03T14:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190390\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T14:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:59:48","slug":"traffic-accidents-involving-animals-said-to-be-on-the-rise-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190390\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic accidents involving animals said to be on the rise in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 3, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>As many as 932 traffic accidents involving wild animals were recorded in Belarus in the first three months of 2026, 29.1 percent more than in the same period of the previous year, reported the Belarusian Society of Hunters and Fishermen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 957 animals were reportedly killed or injured, 29.9 percent more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The increase was due to heavier traffic, a rising number of vehicles and growing animal numbers, the Society said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Car collisions with animals rise by 30 percent in Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 26, Pozirk. Car collisions with wild animals rose by 32 percent in Belarus last year, with 5,100 animals killed, said D\u017amitryj Matora of the State Inspectorate for the Protection of Animals and Plants. In January, accidents involving wild animals &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/177301\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 3, Pozirk. As many as 932 traffic accidents involving wild animals were recorded in Belarus in the first three months of 2026, 29.1 percent more than in the same period of the previous year, reported the Belarusian Society of Hunters and Fishermen. 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