A beautiful WWF cover from Belarus, depicting a complete set issued in 2015, celebrating the Speckled ground squirrel, a species of rodent in the family
Sciuridae. It is found in Belarus, Moldova, Poland, Russia and Ukraine. It is threatened by the loss and fragmentation of its habitat, which includes the expansion of agriculture and forestry, the reduction of pasturing, the developmnet znd growth of cities, and industrial development. Also, in some areas it is hunted as an agricultural pest.
