Białowieża National Park (Poland) section of Białowieża Forest

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Białowieża National Park’s Polish section of the Białowieża Forest is a primeval woodland renowned for its ancient ecosystems and as one of the last remaining refuges of the European bison.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site component
national park
protected area
accessRegulation strictly controlled entry to core areas
biosphereReserve Belovezhskaya Pushcha
surface form: Białowieża Biosphere Reserve
borderWith Belarus
climate humid continental climate
conservationGoal long-term protection of European bison population
preservation of primeval forest dynamics
contains Białowieża Glade
Bison Show Reserve
strict protection zone
country Poland
earlierProtectionStatus forest reserve created 1921
ecosystemType temperate broadleaf and mixed forest
established 1932
feature multi-layered forest structure
natural treefall gaps and deadwood accumulation
old oaks, lindens, and spruces of exceptional size
governingBody Białowieża National Park (Poland) section of Białowieża Forest self-linksurface differs
surface form: Białowieża National Park authority
habitatOf European bison
European bison
surface form: European bison subspecies Bison bonasus bonasus

lynx
red deer
wild boar
wolf
IUCNCategory II
knownFor European bison population
high biodiversity
old-growth forest stands
primeval lowland forest ecosystems
locatedIn Podlaskie Voivodeship NERFINISHED
locatedNear Białowieża village
Natura2000Type Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)
partOf Belovezhskaya Pushcha
surface form: Białowieża Forest

Belovezhskaya Pushcha
surface form: Białowieża Forest World Heritage Site

Natura 2000 network
RamsarDesignation Biebrza National Park
surface form: Biebrzańskie and Białowieskie Forests complex (Polish part)
RamsarSite yes
recognizedAs Biosphere Reserve core area
threat bark beetle outbreaks in adjacent managed forests
logging pressure in surrounding forest areas
UNESCOSiteType natural
UNESCOWorldHeritageExtension 1992
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979
usedFor environmental education
nature-based tourism
scientific research

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World Heritage Sites in Poland hasPart Białowieża National Park (Poland) section of Białowieża Forest
Grodno Governorate contains Białowieża National Park (Poland) section of Białowieża Forest
this entity surface form: Białowieża Forest (part)
Belarus–Poland hasProtectedArea Białowieża National Park (Poland) section of Białowieża Forest
this entity surface form: Białowieża National Park (Poland)
Białowieża National Park (Poland) section of Białowieża Forest governingBody Białowieża National Park (Poland) section of Białowieża Forest self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Białowieża National Park authority
Hajnówka hasForestAccess Białowieża National Park (Poland) section of Białowieża Forest
this entity surface form: Puszcza Białowieska (Białowieża Forest)