2009-06-15 | Scientific cafeteria
A next meeting of the "Scientific cafeteria", organized by one of the leading Polish magazines called "Przekrój" and the Warsaw University, took place in the "Bookhousecafe" in Warsaw. Dr. Sabina Nowak from the AfN WOLF was invited as a key speaker and she presented a talk on ecology and conservation of wolves in Poland.
2009-05-27 | Book "Animals and roads"
A book entitled "Animals and Roads: Methods of mitigating the negative impact of roads on wildlife", authored by Prof. Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski, Dr. Sabina Nowak (AfN WOLF), Rafał Kurek, Robert W. Mysłajek (AfN WOLF), Krystyna Stachura, Dr. Bernadetta Zawadzka and Dr. Marcin Pchałek, was recently published by the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences in Białowieża. The book addresses the ecological impacts of roads and discussed their negative environmental effects on wildlife. Among the topics discussed are space and movements in the life of animals, movement and dispersal corridors of animals, impact of roads on animals, protection of animals populations against the negative influence of roads, animal crossing structures and legal aspects of protecting wildlife against adverse effects of transport infrastructure.
2009-05-26 | Polish-German working group disccused protection of ecological corridors
On 26 May, the Polish-German Working Group for Nature Conservation discussed protection of ecological corridors and Natura 2000 sites. Dr. Sabina Nowak from the AfN WOLF, as a invited expert, presented Polish experiences with delimitation and protection of ecological corridors.
2009-05-14 | Young wolf hit by car on a national road No.1, near Torun
A young wolf has been hit by car on the road near Toruń (N Poland). It is a 3rd wolf killed on roads in the area of Bydgoska Forest for the last few years. These accidents clearly show how important are wildlife passages on roads to protect migration corridors for large terrestrial fauna in Poland.
2009-05-10 | Wolf Workshop in NW Poland
May 8-10th, 2009, a next Wolf Workshop was organized by AfN "Wolf" in the Waleckie Forest (NW Poland). The workshop was attended by members and co-workers of our society, and focused on montoring of wolf recovery in west Poland .
