Construction of border fence to ruin Belovezhskaya Pushcha

26 января 2022
The construction of a fence on the border with Belarus be Poland will be a disaster for Belovezhskaya Pushcha, according to the official website of the Polish office of the World Wildlife Fund. It is planned to allocate a 200 meters wide strip along the border for the construction site, and this means cutting down about 1,000 hectares of forest. The barbed wire on the fence is particularly dangerous as it can be fatal for animals. The organization notes that UNESCO has sent a letter to the Polish government in November with a request for clarification. However, the request still remains unanswered.