David
Thursday 20th March 2003, 22:01
In the second half of last year alone more than 100 000 cubic metres of valuable wood were logged in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. More than 300 hectares of forest!
Situated on the watershed of the Baltic and the Black Seas, this immense lowland primeval forest range is home to some remarkable animal life, including rare mammals such as the wolf, the lynx and the otter, as well as some 300 European Bison Bison bonasus, a species which has been reintroduced into the region.
As in the Polish part of the national park between 170 - 200 bird species breed here with owls and woodpeckers among the specialities. The owl species present include Eagle Owl Bubo bubo, Ural Owl Strix uralensis, Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum and Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus and the rare Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa is present some years. Hawk Owl Surnia ulula and Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca have also been recorded as vagrants.
Belarus conservationists are appealing for international support. Help them at <http://www.proactnow.org/ppsi/id27.html >
David
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David Conlin
The 4th European Ornithological Conference will be held in Chemnitz (Saxony) 16th to 21st August 2003
Details at www.eou.at
Situated on the watershed of the Baltic and the Black Seas, this immense lowland primeval forest range is home to some remarkable animal life, including rare mammals such as the wolf, the lynx and the otter, as well as some 300 European Bison Bison bonasus, a species which has been reintroduced into the region.
As in the Polish part of the national park between 170 - 200 bird species breed here with owls and woodpeckers among the specialities. The owl species present include Eagle Owl Bubo bubo, Ural Owl Strix uralensis, Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum and Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus and the rare Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa is present some years. Hawk Owl Surnia ulula and Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca have also been recorded as vagrants.
Belarus conservationists are appealing for international support. Help them at <http://www.proactnow.org/ppsi/id27.html >
David
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David Conlin
The 4th European Ornithological Conference will be held in Chemnitz (Saxony) 16th to 21st August 2003
Details at www.eou.at