endangered species

in Poland

Endangered species

There are only about 2000 wolves in Poland, their population is growing but it used to be bigger.

Canis lupus

Gray wolf

unmute to hear the howling!

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WWF Poland

You can symbolically adopt a wolf by donating money to WWF Poland, every participant gets his own certificate.

How can we help?

Wolves provide balance in the forest ecosystem, they are extremely intelligent and caring for their families.

Bears can be very aggressive, do not disturb their territory!

WWF Poland monitors places where they live to protect and provide security for both bears and humans.

The occurrence of Brown bears

In Poland there are only 110 brown bears, their population is so small because of hunters and uneducated people.

Brown Bear

Respect the bear territory

Do not leave garbage in the woods

How can we help?

They can smell trash that tourists leave in the forest, it's really unhealthy for them to eat the waste!

Bears are not only eating meat - they are much more likely to eat plant food! Good sense of smell helps them find nourishment.

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WWF Poland

You can symbolically adopt a bear here:

European Wildcat

They are living in the Eastern Poland, near the mountains Karpaty.

There are only about 200 speciesof European Wildcats left in Poland.

European wildcats live off of, for example, mammals, rodents, birds, or frogs.

Seal center on Hel peninsula

At the dawn of the 20th century, the Grey seal population in the Baltic Sea has reached 100 000, however in 1940, that number has been reduced to 20 000. Luckily a portion of its population has been restored in recent years, however they are still considered endangered.

Halichoerus Grypus

Grey seal

Grey seals were recognized as "in high risk of extinction"

HELCOM and ICES made important steps in order to prevent seals extinction, there are facilities that exist in order to help this specie survive and regrow to its former numbers.

Go to the livestream

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"Explore Live Nature Cams" hosts livestreams in order to observe behaviours of various animals. Their "Gray Seal Pupping cam" livestream has been transmitted since October 2020, and it's purpose is to showcase the Gray Seal's birth process.

There is an alarming amount of Lynxes in Poland - only about 200 are left roaming around.

Eurasian Lynx

There are two species of them in Poland; one residing North East part of the country, and the other living in the South.

The main threaths to the Eurasian Lynx are hunting and habitat loss. Although the population has benefitted from the ban on legal international fur trade, illegal hunting still represents a major threat.

Eurasian Pygmy Owl is recognised as a "Least Concern" species. Despite that, there is a looming threat of depopulation of these creatures, due to the continuous deforestation.

In 2003 it was estimated that around 400 pairs of Eurasian Pygmy Owls remained in Poland. However due to lack of evidence at the time that number was significantly lowered. Now, it is believed that the Eurasian Pygmy Owl population reached 1000-1500 pairs.

Glaucidum Passerinum

Eurasian Pygmy Owl

They don't hunt at night, pygmy owl is a daytime animal

This smallest european owl has a fake face in the back of her head

It is said that while flying, an Eurasian Pygmy Owl can reminisce a Starling.

They consume around 50% of their total body weight in one night.

The population started decreasing in 1997 and it's getting smaller with every year.

Mouse-eared Bat

Those cute little creatures are very good at controlling the pest population.

Bats usually die when woken up from hibernation, so any nearby constructions or hiking expeditions are a death sentence for them.

How humans have contributed to their extinction?

Why should we care ?

Tatra Chamois is listed as Critically Endangered.

Just casually eating some grass

They live in national parks in Poland and Slovakia.

Tatra Chamois

There are special laws that were made just for them.

The biggest problem for their species is illegal hunting.

Their total population is only about 1300, but it's been on the rise for the past few years.

but economic growth doesn’t neccessarily mean better nourishment for all

What's interesting, there is more than enough food produced in the world to feed everyone on the planet,

countries with the biggest hunger rate

If it continues, it’ll exceed 840 million by 2030

About 790 million people are going to be hungry and many more are severely malnourished; the number has been growing since 2014.

And how it's rising

World Hunger

Caritas Bar Volunteers are helping the homeless and elderly so they can stay well-nourished.

Elizabethan sisters are preparing free meals for those who can't afford food.

Our school gathered food for Caritas, to support the Elizabethan monastery in helping people in need.

How can we help?

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