The Białowieża Forest World Heritage site, on the border between Poland and Belarus, is an immense range of primary forest including both conifers and broadleaved trees covering a total area of 141,885 hectares. Situated on the watershed of the Baltic Sea and Black Sea, this transboundary property is exceptional for the opportunities it offers for biodiversity conservation. It is home to the largest population of the property’s well-known species, the European bison.
This UNESCO forest has component-based access. Current official Bialowieza National Park hours: European Bison Show Reserve daily 09:00-17:00 in summer and Tue-Sun 09:00-16:00 in winter; Strictly Protected Area route daily from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset; museum and viewing tower hours vary seasonally.
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Białowieża Forest is a large forest complex and World Heritage Area straddling the border between Poland and Belarus. It is one of the last and the largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain. The forest is home to more than 800 European bison, Europe's heaviest land animal.
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