Poland’s population of European bison, Europe’s largest land mammal, has climbed to a record 3,060 animals, according to the country’s annual winter count released by the State Forests authority.

Take a contemplative stroll in ancient woodlands near Warsaw and spy rare species like bison and pygmy owls. Plus: Three verdant wilderness parks to explore in the U.S.

and the European Bison Conservation Center translocated the herd from reserves throughout Poland. According to the Good News Network, the hope is that the bison will help prevent wildfires and ...

Today there are almost 2000 of these majestic beasts in Poland, over 600 of which live in the wild in the Białowieża Forest. Free-roaming European Bison also occur in the Bieszczady Mountains in the ...

Hunting and the clearing of land for farms brought the numbers of the mighty European bison low. The only way it survived was through captive herds. Twelve animals from Poland’s Białowieża ...

Poland is proud of its żubr, or European bison. The bison is a symbol of Białowieża Forest and the Podlasie region and has been immortalised by many, but if you’d like to see a truly splendid monument ...

At that time, they decided that a zoo was a much safer place for bison." The Second World War hampered these efforts but didn't stop them entirely. After the war, Poland initiated the European ...

The Bialowieza National Park, Poland, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in ... The iconic symbol of the property is the European Bison: approximately 900 individuals in the whole property which ...

WARSAW, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Poland should delay construction of ... The forest is a World Heritage site and home to the European bison, lynx and other endangered species. Sign up here.