Belarus, Poland - Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest

Situated on the watershed of the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea, this immense forest range, consisting of evergreens and broad-leaved trees, is home to some remarkable animal life, including rare mammals such as the wolf, the lynx and the otter, as well as some 300 European Bison, a species which has been reintroduced into the park.

Date of Inscription: 1979

Postcard 1: UNESCO RR #96 - evelayn