Polish drivers warned about roadside hamsters

„Slow down, watch out for hamsters,” urge new traffic signs in eastern Poland, alerting drivers to possible roadside risks involving the endangered rodents.

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The project aims to raise awareness and reduce collisions with hamsters, whose population has been dwindling.

The signs have been placed along a high-risk stretch of road in the eastern Lublin region where hamster casualties are frequent.

Lublin Landscape Parks spokeswoman Małgorzata Bielecka expressed surprise at the strong public reaction, saying: „Although similar signs were introduced for other species, such as hedgehogs and squirrels, none have sparked as much interest and emotion as those for the hamsters.”

Radio Poland’s Michał Owczarek