Białowieża National Park

‘Largest herd of bison ever seen in Poland’ spotted roaming through Białowieża forest

A photo released by the Institute of Mammal Biology shows the herd making its way through blankets of snow and is thought to include 40 calves. Instytut Biologii Ssaków Polskiej Akademii Nauk

An enormous herd of bison, described by scientists as the largest they have ever seen, has been spotted in the Białowieża forest in eastern Poland.

Back from the brink: after years of battling extinction, bison numbers have rebounded strongly

In 1939 it is thought that only 37 bison remained in the whole of Poland. Thanks to long-term conservation efforts, this number has grown closer to 1,900.

The bear necessities! Lonely bear crosses border in search of food and love

The sighting is surprising because the last bear to be seen in the Białoweża forest was 2010 – and western Belarus does not have a significant bear population, suggesting that this bear may have travelled from as far as central or eastern Belarus.

90th anniversary of reintroduction of European bison to Polish forest

New publications and scientific conferences are part of the activities planned by the Białowieża National Park in 2019 to mark the 90th anniversary of the reintroduction of European bison to the Białowieża Forest, in northeastern Poland.

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