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Puszcza Białowieska (Białowieża Forest) is the most common place in Poland (aside from ZOOs) to go to if you want to watch the Eurasian Bison. The history of the species is the one with a happy ending. They were almost hunt to extinction, leaving no wild living animals in the early XX century. The last wild bison (of Bison bonasus) is said to be shot in 1921 in Białowieża Forest. From the small captive population in ZOOs (something around 50 animals) they were then slowly reintroduced to the wild in different countries in Europe (from 1951). According to numbers, Poland has the largest wild living population of animals – 1,212 are in free-range herds.

The weather during shooting was extreme (at least when considering Poland), temperature at -22*C. And despite the sun shining it was really hard to stand and operate camera. With a light wind the perceptible temperature was around -30*C. Hands and feet were freezing instantly. Also my camera was having a tough time, sometimes refusing to work at all. It was the first time I tried to use it in such low temperature. Also my tripod mount broke the day before I arrived there so I had to make it work without it. To sum up, it was fun, despite the cold.

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Description
Puszcza Białowieska (Białowieża Forest) is the most common place in Poland (aside from ZOOs) to go to if you want to watch the Eurasian Bison. The history of the species is the one with a happy ending. They were almost hunt to extinction, leaving no wild living animals in the early XX century. The last wild bison (of Bison bonasus) is said to be shot in 1921 in Białowieża Forest. From the small captive population in ZOOs (something around 50 animals) they were then slowly reintroduced to the wild in different countries in Europe (from 1951). According to numbers, Poland has the largest wild living population of animals – 1,212 are in free-range herds.

The weather during shooting was extreme (at least when considering Poland), temperature at -22*C. And despite the sun shining it was really hard to stand and operate camera. With a light wind the perceptible temperature was around -30*C. Hands and feet were freezing instantly. Also my camera was having a tough time, sometimes refusing to work at all. It was the first time I tried to use it in such low temperature. Also my tripod mount broke the day before I arrived there so I had to make it work without it. To sum up, it was fun, despite the cold.

Copyright © by Dominika Anioła

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RedBubble Photo RedBubble DigitalArt Curioos
Check out my website: www.dominika-aniola.pl/