Białowieża National Park

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European bison in the forest in the Biaowieza Primeval Forest. The largest species of mammal found in Europe. Ungulates living in herds. Endangered species.

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Overview

Green, lush and mysterious, Białowieża National Park covers an area of about 105 sq km and is part of a bigger forest known as the Białowieża Forest (Puszcza Białowieska), which straddles the border between Poland and Belarus. Białowieża (byah-wo-vyeh-zhah) park is famous for two reasons. First, it's home to the European bison, the continent's largest land mammal.

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