Vyhoda native Volodymyr Danchuk is a forester at Mizynzke forestry. His office (administration building) located high in the mountain area and surrounded by a forest, also there is a bee-garden with 21 hives in it. It was these beehives and their contents that attracted the bear all the time. The animal has been visiting the apiary for the last three years and destroyed it.
“Last summer it destroyed almost all our beehives, only 10 bee families had survived. Our income from beekeeping almost has fallen to zero”. — Volodymyr explains the situation.
All this happened despite the beehives were situated near the forestry administration and were permanently guarded. This situation prompted Volodymyr Danchuk to look for a way to protect the apiary. The best solution was the electric fence provided by WWF Ukraine that was installed around the apiary in early spring 2019.
“The result of the electric fences, we have seen immediately — since it was installed, the bear once tried to get some honey, but he only tore two wires and ran away”.