Poland – Polska

Wolves in National Parks, Forests and Reserves of Poland
Wolves in Bialowieża National Park and Primeval Forest
Babia Góra National Park / Babiogórski Park Narodowy
Bieszczady National Park / Bieszczadzki Park Narodowy
Drawa National Park / Drawieński Park Narodowy
Gorce National Park / Gorczański Park Narodowy
Stołowe Mountains National Park / Park Narodowy Gór Stołowych
Magura National Park / Magurski Park Narodowy
Roztocze National Park / Roztoczański Park Narodowy
Świętokrzyski National Park / Świętokrzyski Park Narodowy
Tatra National Park / Tatrzański Park Narodowy

Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Eurasion Wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
Wilk szary

Population Statistics
statystyka demograficzna [1,500]

Legal Status; Protected
Status prawny

Resources
Zasoby
Ministerstwo Środowiska Polska
Regionalnej Dyrekcji Ochrony Środowiska w Gdańsku
WILKNET (Polska)

Organizations
Organizacje
The Association for Nature WOLF (AfN WOLF)
Stowarzyszenie dla Natury „Wilk
Pracownia na rzecz Wszytskich lstot (Bystra, Poland)

News Resources & Publications
Zasoby informacyjne i publikacje
TVN Meteo – TVN24
Gazeta Wyborcza
Naukaw Polsce

LATEST POLISH NEWS
najnowsze wieści
LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS

Wolf and Wildlife News from Poland – Polska

• Wolves in Białowieża Forest | Tom Diserens

  27th Oct 2020

• Wolves return to forests around Warsaw 50 years after being culled to near extinction | Notes From Poland

  12th Sep 2020

• Zmutowane wilki z Czarnobyla ruszyły na Europę. Czy wygryzą polskie? – Antyradio.pl

  15th Aug 2020

• Bison caught on camera charging pack of wolves in Poland | CTV News

  07th Jan 2017

Journal Article

Wolf Recovery in The Swietokrzyskie Mountains Knowledge, Education and Conservation, Major, Jacek; Gula, Roman; Bojarska, Katarzyna; Milanowski, Artur; Bracik, Tomasz, Technical Report 2019 Dec

The best snacks for kids: the importance of beavers Castor fiber in the diet of wolf Canis lupus pups in north-western Poland. Mysłajek RW, Tomczak P, Tołkacz K, Tracz M, Tracz M, Nowak S. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 2019 Jun

Wolves, Humans, and the Democratization of Poland: Anti-Wolf Policies and Social Change in Poland, 1918–1960. Stolarz RP. The Polish Review. 2019 Jan

[HTML] Wolves and Tree Logs: Landscape-Scale and Fine-Scale Risk Factors Interactively Influence Tree Regeneration; HAL van Ginkel, DPJ Kuijper, J Schotanus, C Smit – Ecosystems, 2018

Spatial organization in wolves Canis lupus recolonizing north-west Poland: Large territories at low population density
RW Mysłajek, M Tracz, M Tracz, P Tomczak… – Mammalian Biology, 2018

RESPONSE OF THE WOLF (CANIS LUPUS LINNAEUS, 1758) POPULATION TO VARIOUS MANAGEMENT REGIMES AT THE EDGE OF ITS DISTRIBUTION RANGE IN WESTERN POLAND. Nowak S, Mysłajek RW. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 2017

Sedentary but not dispersing wolves Canis lupus recolonizing western Poland (2001–2016) conform to the predictions of a habitat suitability model. Nowak S, Mysłajek RW, Szewczyk M, Tomczak P, Borowik T, Jędrzejewska B. Diversity and Distributions. 2017 Nov

[HTML] Deficiencies in Natura 2000 for protecting recovering large carnivores: A spotlight on the wolf Canis lupus in Poland;TA Diserens, T Borowik, S Nowak, M Szewczyk… – PloS one, September 5, 2017

[PDF] Sedentary but not dispersing wolves Canis lupus recolonizing western Poland (2001–2016) conform to the predictions of a habitat suitability model; S Nowak, RW Mysłajek, M Szewczyk, P Tomczak… – Diversity and Distributions. August 2017

Utilisation of a wide underpass by mammals on an expressway in the Western Carpathians, S Poland. Mysłajek RW, Nowak S, Kurek K, Tołkacz K, Gewartowska O. Folia Zoologica. 2016 Nov

Wolf recovery and population dynamics in Western Poland, 2001–2012. Nowak S, Mysłajek RW. Mammal Research. 2016 Apr

Concordant mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA structuring between Polish lowland and Carpathian Mountain wolves. Czarnomska SD, Jędrzejewska B, Borowik T, Niedziałkowska M, Stronen AV, Nowak S, Mysłajek RW, Okarma H, Konopiński M, Pilot M, Śmietana W. Conservation Genetics. 2013 Jun

Prey choice and diet of wolves related to ungulate communities and wolf subpopulations in Poland. Jędrzejewski W, Niedziałkowska M, Hayward MW, Goszczyński J, Jędrzejewska B, Borowik T, Bartoń KA, Nowak S, Harmuszkiewicz J, Juszczyk A, Kałamarz T. Journal of Mammalogy. 2012 Dec

Diet and prey selection of wolves (Canis lupus) recolonising Western and Central Poland S Nowak, RW Mysłajek, A Kłosińska… – … Biology-Zeitschrift für …, 2011

Analyses of least cost paths for determining effects of habitat types on landscape permeability: wolves in Poland. Huck M, Jędrzejewski W, Borowik T, Jędrzejewska B, Nowak S, Mysłajek RW. Acta Theriologica. 2011 Jan

A GIS assessment and modelling of environmental sensitivity of recreational trails: The case of Gorce National Park, Poland. Tomczyk AM. Applied geography. 2011 Jan

Diet and prey selection of wolves (Canis lupus) recolonising Western and Central Poland S Nowak, RW Mysłajek, A Kłosińska…Biology-Zeitschrift für …, 2011

A faecal analysis of helminth infections in wild and captive wolves, Canis lupus L., in Poland. Szafrańska E, Wasielewski O, Bereszyński A. Journal of helminthology. 2010 Dec

Reproductive behaviour of wild-living wolves in Białowieża Primeval Forest (Poland)
K Schmidt, W Jędrzejewski, J Theuerkauf… – Journal of Ethology, 2008

Habitat suitability model for Polish wolves based on long‐term national census. Jędrzejewski W, Jędrzejewska B, Zawadzka B, Borowik T, Nowak S, Mysłajek RW. Animal Conservation. 2008 Oct;

Territory size of wolves Canis lupus: linking local (Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland) and Holarctic‐scale patterns;WJ ędrzejewski, K Schmidt, J Theuerkauf… – …, 2007

Daily movements and territory use by radio-collared wolves (Canis lupus) in Bialowieza Primeval Forest in Poland; W Jedrzejewski, K Schmidt… – … Journal of Zoology, 2001 – NRC Research Press, 2001

Prey selection and predation by wolves in Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland
WŁ Jȩdrzejewski, BŁ Jȩdrzejewska, H Okarma, K Schmidt, K Zub, …; Journal of Mammalogy 81 (1), 197-212; 179, 2000

Potential impact of wolves Canis lupus on prey populations in eastern Poland. Głowaciński Z, Profus P. Biological conservation. 1997 Apr

Population dynamics of wolves Canis lupus in Bialowieża Primeval Forest (Poland and Belarus) in relation to hunting by humans, 1847–1993; B Jęodrzejewska, W Jęodrzejewski… – Mammal …, 1996

Status and management of the wolf in Poland. Okarma H. Biological Conservation. 1993 Jan

Marrow fat content, sex and age of red deer killed by wolves in winter in the Carpathian Mountains. Okarma H. Ecography. 1991 Jul;

Distribution and numbers of wolves in Poland. Okarma H. Acta Theriologica. 1989 Dec

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