forestry, ozyory reserves, and krasny bor vitebsk region on the territory of the polesie radiation-ecological institutee also small herds, like dyatlovsky, with several dozen individuals. all bison in the country are divided into 11 micropopulations, each of which is the responsibility of a legal entity that owns or manages the territory where they live. for example, this is a forestry enterprise. its specialists receive the task: to cull old sick animals from the main gene pool or to determine how many heads of the herd are larger than the optimal size. transfer excess, old patients from the main gene pool. reserve, for this purpose, by the way, they also collect a commission. rejected individuals are available for prey, that is, they are allowed to be hunted. hunters cannot shoot teeth in nature reserves just like that. they are always accompanied by rangers, so it is impossible to accidentally kill a young desired bison, but culled ones are not prohibited. this is enshrined in resolution of the council of ministers no. 708 on the protection and rational use of bison. it also says how legal it is. bi