‘European agricultural fund for rural development: Europe investing in rural areas’
The operation entitled ‘Establishing a company in the tourism sector ‘Białowieża Wildlife Services – Tomasz Diserens’ aimed at creating a company in the tourism sector and a new job via selfemployment is cofinanced by European Union funds under the measure ‘Support for local development of the LEADER initiative’ sub-measure ‘Support for the implementation of operations under the community-led local development strategy’ of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
Expected results of operation: creation of a job and the introduction of new services to the market, including guided tours for tourists focusing on nature-related themes.
Join a tour around the last old-growth forest in Europe
I’m Tom, a biologist based in the Białowieża Forest in eastern Poland. I hold a PhD from Warsaw University, where my research focused on how wolves shape ecosystems. My current work explores how interactions between people and wolves influence the impacts of beavers on trees.
Poland has an exceptionally rich natural heritage. Much of the wildlife and ecological processes still present here have been lost over time in western Europe. Through my scientific work, I aim to contribute, however modestly, to revealing some of these ecological secrets.
Few English-language sources present Polish wildlife to a wider audience. This website documents stories and observations from my work with wolves and other wildlife in Poland. I hope it proves useful, and that in a small way it helps keep attention on the value of Europe’s remaining wild places.
