The story and science behind the recent appearance of a bear in Białowieża Forest
Site Guide Plants & Animals Bears in Białowieża Forest Rare visitors and the complex history of bear reintroduction to Poland. This chapter is based on an article I originaly wrote for the Notes from Poland news site. The text documents the history, ecology and current status of bears in Białowieża Forest. Białowieża Forest is Europe’s […]
Our new paper about badger denning behaviour in a landscape of fear
The Journal of Zoology recently published our paper entititled ‘Fossoriality in a risky landscape: badger sett use varies with perceived wolf risk’. In it, we analysed how the denning behaviour of the badger varies across the Białowieża Forest landscape. We found that badgers use dens far less often in areas that wolves use intensively, compared […]
Our new paper: bears in Białowieża Forest
We turned a photo of a lonely bear into a ten page scientific paper The paper Our new paper reports the first bear documented on the Polish side of Białowieża Forest since 1963. We give the historical overview of bears in the forest and point out that as the bear population in central Belarus is […]
Wolves in Białowieża Forest
Site Guide Plants & Animals Wolves in Białowieża Forest The forest’s apex predator — ecology, behaviour and where their territories lie. How are the wolves in Białowieża Forest and where can they be found? These are the most common questions I get asked by visitors to the forest. The wolves here are some of the […]
I had an interview about the bear
TheFirstNews journalist Stuart Dowell woke up this morning and was so impressed by the bear story on my facebook feed, he immediately called me up for an interview about the story. He then proceeded to write an excellent piece about the history of bears in Białowieża Forest and about the background behind the recent migrant […]
We recorded a bear in Białowieża Forest!
This beauty is the first bear ever filmed in Białowieża Forest. He stumbled onto one of our experimental plots last Friday. We’re over the moon as it’s the first bear documented in Białowieża Forest in over 50 years. Bears went extinct here at the end of the 19th century due to over-hunting. Apart from a […]
The First News covered me, wolves and Białowieża Forest
I recently had an interview with Stuart Dowell from The First News, an English language news magazine about Poland. He wrote a very nice piece about me, wolves and Białowieża Forest. If you’re interested in any of these, you can check it out here 🙂
Six reasons why Białowieża Forest is so precious
Site Guide General Information Six reasons the forest is so precious Why this patch of lowland Poland is one of the most important wild places left in Europe. Białowieża Primeval Forest has been described as Europe’s Serengeti or Great Barrier Reef. Yet in most circles, the forest remains little known outside Poland. This needs to […]
10 Reasons to visit Białowieża Forest
Site Guide General Information Ten reasons to visit The case for making the journey — biodiversity, history, landscape and the unexpected. Białowieża Forest is a special place. It is one of Europe’s natural wonders – a primeval landscape and biodiversity hotspot. Here’s 10 reasons why you should choose it for your next adventure. It’s the […]
The private life of wolves
We have more in common with wolves than meets the eye. And I’ve always felt that if more people knew this, it could help transform public opinion, making the species far easier to protect. But as it is, accurate accounts of these mysterious animals remain rare. This piece on the intimate private lives of wolves […]