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January 15, 2014 By Kasia Krot, "Your Style" Publication: Grodno MOE new chief spoke about international projects and plans for 2014

Sergei Shparlo, the new head of the Grodno Regional Emergency Department said about the participation of Grodno rescuers in international projects and nearest goals. In 2014, cross-border cooperation in frame of two projects continues. "Save Belovezhskaya Pushcha Together" as part of the cross-border cooperation program "Poland-Belarus-Ukraine" is one of them. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Belarusian here.

January 11, 2014 By Galina Kolyada, "Pruzany. Raennyya Budni" Publication: Eugene Luksha, a woodward in the third generation "We knew how to live in harmony with nature"

Someone, who grew up in the woods, learned from childhood to live in harmony with nature and is of no thought of his future life without Belovezhskaya Pushcha That's the idea from Evgeny Luksha, Honoured Forester of Belarus and a former forestry officer of the Nikorskoe forestry area. The hereditary forester in the third generation today celebrates his eightieth birthday. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Belarusian here.

January 08, 2014 By Catherine Ulasovets, "Kapyl. Kopyl News" Publication: The Magical World of Belovezhskaya Pushcha

On the New Year's Eve, 4 students of 7th grade of the school No 3 of Kopyl town had an excursion in Belovezhskaya Pushcha - Europe 's oldest nature reserve, which is considered a visit card of Belarus. It was an unforgettable journey. We plunged into the magical world of fairy tales. Tour began with a visit to the Museum of Nature. Then our path lay in the Estate of Santa Claus. Many fabulous and surprising things are in the Estate. Next we headed to the enclosures with wild animals. This tour is a fairy tale we will remember for a long time. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

January 05, 2014 "Bykhov. Bykhov News" Publication: 7 facts about Belovezhskaya Pushcha

90% of Russians strongly associate the phrase "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" with the collapse of the USSR. But Belovezhskaya Pushcha, open January 4, 1940, is a unique bio-zone, the last largest in Europe area of relic primeval lowland forest. Russian king said - enough to kill! Not the tower. State Reserve and tourist center. Biblical abundance of flora and fauna. Zones everywhere. A fact cannot be erased in policy. Sinkevich hid refugees there and Pakhmutova warmed heart near birches. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

Updated January 22, 2014

January 16, 2014 Website "mail.ru" News: Belarusian rescuers to get over 1.5 million Euros for the EU Project "Save Bialowieza Forest together"

Rescuers of Grodno and Brest regions participate in the International Technical Assistance Project "Save Bialowieza Forest Together", as BelTA learned from Sergei Hmara, chief-specialist of the Department of the State System of Prevention of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense at the Grodno Regional Management for Emergency ... Read more here.

January 11, 2014 "Komsomolskaya Pravda" (The Komsomol Truth) newspaper

Important news: Belarusian bison to deliver to Russia and expel from a Red Data Book for sale?

While a new concept is developed, the symbol of Belarus brings only expense - to feed bison is Belovezhskaya Pushcha is spent more than two billion Belarusian rubles. Bison became in recent years in Belarus so numerous as it is not easy even to inventory them. Feeding of horny beauties costs about 250 thousand dollars a year only for Belovezhskaya ... Read more here.

January 08, 2014 Website "wild Nature" News: A research worker won a prize of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus through investigations of bison

Leading researcher of the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha", Ph.D. Alexei Bunevich won the competition in 2013 for the award of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, which was established on the 85th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences. This award was given to him for a series of joint work with Professor Petr Kozlo "Bison in Belarus: Rebirth and Prospects." This direction is one of the leading ... Read more here.

Updated January 19, 2014

December 31, 2013 Live Journal "How to save the planet Earth, civilization, oneself" LJ BP-21: Happy New Year 2014 – one more year of transformation!

Dear friends, colleagues and readers! Happy New Year 2014!
Until now, I followed a tradition - on the eve of the New Year holiday to put the most beautiful, the most spiritual, and so the most magical pictures of Belovezhskaya Pushcha. This time I decided to break this tradition. :)
Today I put a selection of other images, with a slightly different meaning. It hides a little philosophy, a little humor and a little... mysticism.
Why? Without mysticism is uninteresting, because there is no mystery without it. :) The point of all of this is in deep transformation of human consciousness and global changes in human civilization. This is the specificity of the present time in which we live. By the standards of history changes are occuring with great speed.
In spiritual messages … Read more in Russian or use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text http://bp21.livejournal.com/111807.html.

December 31, 2013 By Dmitry Lobashev, "Voennaya Gazeta" (The Military Newspaper) newspaper Publication: Visiting Father Frost

On New Year's Eve, I with my family decided to visit the Estate of Belarusian Grandfather Frost in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. In mid-December here was celebrating a double anniversary - 10 years of the Estate and 150 years of a highest living Christmas trees in Europe. From Minsk to Kamenyuki village. Father Frost, come out, please! Treasure house. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

December 30, 2013 By Natalia Kovaleva, "33dv.ru" Publication: Ilya Muromets visited Belarusian Grandfather Frost

Ilya Muromets from Vladimir returned from Belovezhskaya Pushcha, where he met with Belarusian Father Frost and seen with familiar characters from fairy tales. A few days, from the 13th to the 15th of December, Hero Ilya Muromets together with Murom Fair Maiden had the visit to the Estate of Father Frost and shared experiences - have agreed on cooperation by signing an agreement. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

December 29, 2013 "Naviny Kamyanechchyny" (The Kamenets News) newspaper News: Mandate for border guards from Father Frost

On December 26, a ceremony of order from the Pushcha's storyteller to our frontier guards was held at the Belarusian Father Frost's Manor. There were a symbolic border post and the true outfit with a dog. Kind Santa Claus command to the border guards, who came with a group of children "I order you to take ... Read more here.

December 28, 2013 "Brestskiy Kurier" (The Brest Courier) newspaper News: Father Frost in Belovezhskaya Pushcha opened the border with Poland

There is a day in the year when Father Frost by his order opens the state border in Belovezhskaya Pushcha to allow the New Year freely crossing the frontier. And the border guards promise in any case not to delay the long-awaited holiday at the checkpoint that it was not late and came on true time ... Read more here.

December 27, 2013 Website "Virtual Brest" Video: Father Frost ordered the border guard to allow the New Year passing from East to West

On December 26, a festive action of making the order for the state border guard to allow the New Year 2014 passing unobstructed through the state border was held in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, in the Residence of Father Frost. Deputy Chief of Frontier Group, Head of the Department of Ideological Work and Staffing, Colonel Dmitry Deviatov told to the Web-Portal "Virtual Brest": We continue the tradition that ... Read more here.

December 27, 2013 Website "EvrazesNews.com" News: Belarusian Grandfather Frost gave the order to pass the New Year through the border

On December 26, a festive action of making the order for the state border guard to allow the New Year 2014 passing unobstructed through the state border from east to west was held in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, in the Residence of Father Frost. This tradition began in 2008. Journalists learned in ... Read more here.

December 27, 2013 Website "Diary" News: Belarusian Grandfather Frost took fifth place in the ranking according to the riches of Christmas wizards

On New Year's Eve, Realtors priced overall landholdings of Father Frost in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha at the 1.05 million Euros. Leaders are his colleagues from Sweden and Russia. According to Newsru.com, Belarusian Father Frost, though this master reaches a record for the big area (he and his team occupy 15 hectares in the famous Belovezhskaya Pushcha), is still inferior to other colleagues. His overall possessions were priced by realtors at 1.05 million Euros. First place in this ranking ... Read more here.

December 27, 2013 "Vecherniy Brest" (The Evening Brest) newspaper News: Come to us to a light! Natural gas is in Belovezhskaya Pushcha

Under the veil of the outgoing year, natural gas has come to agricultural settlements of Kamenyuki and Dmitrovichi, Kamenets district. Several years ago, thousands of local inhabitants did not dream about this as gasification of small settlements located in the geographical deadlocks (behind Kamenyuki is only forest and Polish border) was considered uneconomic. But during the preparation of the celebration of the 600th anniversary of the strictly protected ... Read more here.

December 26, 2013 By Julia Vasilyeva, "Sovetskaya Belorussia" (The Soviet Belorussia) newspaper Publication: What is the name of Father Frost?

In the editorial office was a unique Christmas map of the Union State. The columnist for the "Union" has just returned from Belovezhskaya Pushcha where the 10th anniversary of the Belarusian Grandfather Frost's Manor was marked in a big way. The Manor – this is 15 hectares of pristine forest, houses decorated with openwork carving, lovingly fashioned sculptures of fairy tale characters, garlands of colorful bulbs glittering with thousands of lights and an elegant Christmas tree. And yet is atmosphere of a festive and fairy tales. The Manor was created for children, but it is gladly visited by adults. Father frost lives here year round. His house is small but cozy. Many people around the Christmas tree. Fabulous Map and Fabulous Mile. What delicacies were from Santa Claus? ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

December 25, 2013 By Elizabeth Bryantseva, "Avtobaby.info" Publication: Where does Santa Claus live?

Residences of Father Frost in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Joulupukki in Finland, Grandpa Tomte in Sweden, Santa Claus in Alaska, Yulenissen in Norway. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

December 23, 2013 Live Journal "How to save the planet Earth, civilization, oneself" LJ BP-21: Photo-report 2: Maidan Square by eyes of western Ukrainians

Last week I had a business trip on FSC-certification to the forestry enterprise, located in the north-western part of Ukraine. Meetings and discussions with foresters and timber processing company's staff again charged me with information and energy and stimulated to write another report about political events, which became the epicenter on the Maidan Square of Kiev city in winter of 2013. I recall my previous audit was in the forestry enterprise in eastern Ukraine. Thus, I had the opportunity to compare what foresters think in the east and west of the country and how they relate to the public protest against the policies of the present Ukrainian government, which led the country into another deadlock. Below I give a brief conclusion and cite interviews with employees of the forestry enterprise. As before, I do not pretend to be exhaustive and objective analysis of the political and social situation in Ukraine and to make the finality of my findings. It is difficult to make this, especially in such a short article.
Over the past week in Ukraine took place … Read more in Russian or use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text http://bp21.livejournal.com/111402.html

December 23, 2013 "DPG.BY" Publication: Joulupukki came to visit Father Frost in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. And not only him

From the 13th to the 15th of December, Belarusian Father Frost celebrated the 10th anniversary of his Estate in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Fabulous festivities brought joy to children no less than lessons in schools of early development. The magician was visited by his "colleagues" - Joulupukki from Finland, All-Russian Father Frost from Great Ustyug, World Cossack Guards Santa Claus from Gatchina, Snow Maiden from Kostroma, Ukrainian St. Nicholas, Shoo-Babai from Tatarstan, Karelia Pakkaine and Yakut Chyskhaan. And what is New Year without a special guest - Baba Yaga, Vasilisa Very-Wise and Ivan Tsarevich! ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

December 18, 2013 Website "Association of Tour Operators" News: Winter Belovezhskaya Pushcha attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists from Russia

Belovezhskaya Pushcha becomes a winter center for mass tourism by obtaining a new status - "Belarusian Grandfather Frost's Residence." The Project "Belarusian Grandfather Frost's Residence", which was launched 10 years ago, has brought a significant income to the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha". "For 10 years we have increased the number of tourists by 108%. This year the earnings from tourism amounted to 30 to 32 billion Belarusian Rubles (more than 100 million ... Read more here.

Updated January 17, 2014

December 18, 2013 "Komsomolskaya Pravda" (The Komsomol Truth) newspaper Publication: Vladimir Radivilov, Father Frost of the main Christmas tree of the country "To get the successful, I'm going to Belovezhskaya Pushcha to the highest Christmas tree"

" Komsomolskaya Pravda" has talked with the Russian Father Frost on the eve of the holiday. He congratulates children near the main Christmas tree of the country for two decades [video]. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

December 17, 2013 Website "Tomin.by" News: Nature conservation organizations will today sign a Memorandum on Belovezhskaya Pushcha

Memorandum of Cooperation between the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha", NGO "APB-BirdLife Belarus" (APB) and the Frankfurt Zoological Society will be signed today, on December 17. The Action Plan annexed to the document provides for joint work in various areas over the next five years. As TOMIN.BY learned from APB, the main purpose of the agreement is cooperation in strengthening the wilderness protection in the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" - promoting the natural dynamics ... Read more here.

December 17, 2013 Website "National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha"" News: Jubilee of the father Frost's Estate

The jubilee celebration of the Manor of Santa Claus in Belovezhskaya Pushcha ended. Between December 13 and 15, the "Manor of Belarusian Grandfather Frost" in Belovezhskaya Pushcha celebrated its 10th anniversary. Various fairy-tale characters come from Russia and Belarus arrived to congratulate the owner of the magic Manor. Each of them had prepared a gift for him. The solemn procession of Santa Clauses in the village of Kamenyuki accompanied by an orchestra of Santa ... Read more here.

December 17, 2013 By Irina Repina, "Holiday.by" Publication: Procession of Santa Clauses or what are dreams for children and adults for the New Year? Photos

New Year is time to fairy tales and pleasant surprises. Citizens of Minsk still actually need to wait. That's because the traditional procession of Santa Clauses and Snow Maidens in the capital will be held only on December 25. While the villagers and guests of Kamenyuki in Belovezhskaya Pushcha had already enjoyed from a parade of fantastic characters and dialogue with them. Recall, recently the Manor of Belarusian Father Frost celebrated its 10th anniversary. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

December 17, 2013 "Interfax-Tourism" Publication: Belovezhskaya tale

The largest forest in Central Europe - a strictly protected Belovezhskaya Pushcha – is located 60 km from Brest on the Polish border. Unique forest, diverse flora and fauna and clean air make the main wealth of the Forest. But tourists go to the Reserve not just to take these things. Ten years ago, a Residence of Belarusian Father Frost appeared in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Magic heroes of Belarus and Russia came to congratulate Grandpa with holiday. There was the three-day celebration in the Manor from 13 to 15 December. It was attended by about 10,000 children and adults. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

December 16, 2013 Live Journal "How to save the planet Earth, civilization, oneself" LJ BP-21: Photo-report: Ukrainian Maidan Square and freedom

Coincidentally, during the highest political opposition in Ukraine, I planned a business trip (FSC-audit) to the forestry in Kharkiv region. Route was through Kiev. There had to wait a few hours before the train to Kharkiv. Advantage of the moment, I, along with my colleague from Lviv, went on Khreschatyk Street to see with my own eyes the events and feel the atmosphere of what is happening. In addition, while in Ukraine, I had the opportunity to communicate with different people and see the Ukrainian TV. In the end, I have formed a personal view about the Ukrainian revolution, than briefly want to share here.
I have to say that this report is only a brief look at some issues. Nothing more. It is not my purpose here to give an exhaustive analysis of the political and social situation in Ukraine. Make it is incredibly difficult. So, after reading several analytical articles on this topic, I see their incompleteness, some bias and even somewhat manipulative context. First of all, it comes... Read more in Russian or use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text http://bp21.livejournal.com/111202.html.

December 16, 2013 Website "Internet-portal of Kobrin city" News: Guests of Belarusian Grandfather Frost have departed

The celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Belarusian Grandfather Frost's Estate in the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" ended. The 15th December was the third and final day of the festival program. It was dedicated to the birthday of the estate itself. On December 15, there took place the official ceremony honoring the Pushcha's wizard. The host of the Residence took gifts from the numerous guests who came from ... Read more here.

December 16, 2013 "Zarya" (The Dawn) newspaper Video: Fabulous Mile to open in the Estate of Belarusian Grandfather Frost

Opening of Fabulous Mile was in the Estate of Belarusian Grandfather Frost in the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha". A carved pillar was installed near the main entrance to the Estate. It has seven plates showing directions and distances to homes and residences of various heroes of fairy tales and legends. In pictures: the opening of Fabulous Mile in ... Read more here.

Updated January 16, 2014

December 16, 2013 By Elena Sadovskaya, "Tourism and Leisure" Publication: The Father Frost's Manor in Belovezhskaya Pushcha became the most popular Belarusian tourist brand

Last weekend the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" plunged into the atmosphere of the true Christmas tale and the young and old alike could touch it. The oldest Belarusian forest celebrated a decade of accommodation of the Residence of the main fantastic character of the country – Father Frost. Guests from all over Russia and our domestic "colleagues" came to congratulate him. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

December 16, 2013 By Nastasya Zanko, "Komsomolskaya Pravda" (The Komsomol Truth) newspaper Publication: People are increasingly asking Santa Clauses to give them a husband and children

"Komsomolskaya Pravda" visited the anniversary of the Estate of Belarusian wizard in Belovezhskaya Pushcha [photos]. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

December 15, 2013 Website "BelTA" News: The celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Estate of Father Frost in Belovezhskaya Pushcha are completed

The third, final day of the festive program is specifically devoted to the birthday of the Manor. Today, there goes the official ceremony honoring the Pushcha' wizard. The host of the Residence takes gifts from his numerous guests from Belarus and Russia. Russian father Frost and Tsar Berendey, Hero Ilya Muromets and the World Cossack Santa Claus, Karelian Santa Pakkaine and Tatar Shoo Babai, Zyuzya Poozersky and Bolotnik ... Read more here.

December 15, 2013 Website "BELARUS.BY" News: Photo: The 10th anniversary of the Manor of Father Frost in Belovezhskaya Pushcha

Description. Parade of Father Frosts is being held in Belovezhskaya Pushcha during the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Belarusian Father Frost' Estate. The procession has been attended by Christmas and fairy tale characters from Belarus and Russia. Father Frost from Great Ustyug, Tatar Santa Claus, Shoo Babai, World Cossack Guards Santa Claus from ... Read more here.

December 14, 2013 Website "Capital Television (STV)" Video: "All our life we believe in Santa Claus." Belovezhskaya Pushcha is full of people

Fabulous festivities begin in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. They are dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Estate of Father Frost. On this occasion, Baba Yaga, Joulupukki and King Berendey are invited in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. All they joined to dance around a Christmas tree, highest in Europe. The tree, by the way, marks 150 years this year. In addition to fairy tale characters, at numerous guests of the holiday gathered at the foot of the 40-meter Christmas tree. ... Read more here.

December 14, 2013 Website "BelTA" News: Photo-report: Parade of Father Frosts in Belovezhskaya Pushcha

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December 14, 2013 By Irina Repina, "Holiday.by" Publication: 150 years since the birth of a Christmas tree and "living legend" of the Father Frost' s Estate. Photos

Ceremonial giving gifts for a 150 -year-old Christmas tree was In the central square of the Manor of Father Frost. Not only fairy tales characters, but also small guests of the holiday congratulated the winter beauty-tree. The ceremony was attended by the director General of the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" Alexander Bury. The holiday run and entertained everyone. Fairy tale characters specially carried funny Christmas toys for the 43-meter winter beauty-tree. Actually there were many people. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

December 13, 2013 Website "BelTeleRadioCompany" Video: This weekend the Estate in Belovezhskaya Pushcha turns into fantasy village

Today, the Residence of Belarusian Grandfather Frost will celebrate the first anniversary. This weekend the Estate in Belovezhskaya Pushcha turns into a big fantasy village. Presentation of the Project "Fabulous Map of Belarus and Russia" will be the main event of the festival. In its frame, the opening of First International Fabulous Miles will be held. Today a highest in Europe living Christmas tree growing in Pushcha ... Read more here.

December 13, 2013 Website "Real Brest" News: Breaches to be on the holiday of the Father Frost's Manor

The road accident that happened the day before near the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" is still fresh in the memory. A bus from Grodno, riding to the Park, got into a ditch and rolled over on its side. It turned out that his driver had not passed maintenance checkup and had no insurance for passengers. Therefore, traffic police and employees of the Brest branch ... Read more here.

December 13, 2013 Website "Wild Nature" News: The National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" celebrates the anniversary of a Europe's highest Christmas tree

This year, the tallest in Europe living Christmas tree marks 150 years. It is growing near the Belarusian Grandfather Frost's Manor, which, incidentally, will celebrate its 10th anniversary along with it. The anniversary celebrations will be held in the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" on December 13 to 15. They will start from the birthday of the Christmas tree. Guests of the holiday are gathered at the foot of the evergreen beauty of the height of 40.5 m. Russian Father Frost ... Read more here.

December 13, 2013 Website "Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve" News: Bolotnik goes to the anniversary of the Estate of Belarusian Grandfather Frost

The Belarusian Grandfather Frost's Estate was built 10 years ago. Today, the National Park makes a holiday on this occasion. Fairy tale characters from different regions of Russia and Belarus, including our Bolotnik, come to participate in it. From December 13 to 15, the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Belarusian Grandfather Frost's Manor. Famous Bolotnik from the Berezinski Biosphere Reserve is ... Read more here.

December 13, 2013 By Irina Repina, "Holiday.by" Publication: Revived tale in Belovezhskaya Pushcha or how Father Frost celebrates? Photos

A pictured story about the celebration of the anniversary of Father Frost in Belovezhskaya Pushcha and about his Residence. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

Updated January 15, 2014

December 13, 2013 Website "APB-BirdLife Motherland" News: What do we know about bison?

Why is impossible to create a large population of bison in Belarus? Where now can see these animals? What can be happening with them in the future? That was the topic which the students learned about during the lecture "The past, present and future of bison in Belarus." On December 12, a regular zoo-thursday in the Center for Bioresources at the National Academy of Sciences has been held. ... Read more here.

December 12, 2013 Website "Tourism and Leisure" News: Individual tourists will still be able to get to the festival in Belovezhskaya Pushcha

The 10th anniversary of Belarusian Grandfather Frost's Estate in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, which will be held December 13 to 15, promises to be a large-scale event. Tourist coaches are full and to book a place in the group of tourists is already impossible. But can you go on holiday alone? TIO.BY was answered in the Tourism Department of the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" that individual tourists still have the opportunity to ... Read more here.

December 08, 2013 Website "Naviny.by" News: The Soviet Union ceased to exist 22 years ago

Twenty-two years ago - December 8, 1991 - at the residence "Viskuli" in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, leaders of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine Stanislav Shushkevich , Boris Yeltsin , Leonid Kravchuk and heads of governments of the three Slavic republics of the USSR signed an agreement establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States. The so-called Belovezhskoe Agreement ended the 69-year history of the Union of Soviet ... Read more here.

December 07, 2013 Live Journal "How to save the planet Earth, civilization, oneself" LJ BP-21: My spiritual path. Part 17. Following back to Belovezhskaya Pushcha

In the last text I wrote about my prophetic dream about the transition period when the International public campaign to protect Belovezhskaya Pushcha was successfully finished and I had to work for a few years at the lowest "post qualification" until the conditions for something qualitatively new are ripen. There I also described my cooperation in the international program of FSC ecological forest certification (Forest Stewardship Council).
In August of the last (2012) year, thanks to FSC forest certification, I had my first official meeting with the top-managers of the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha". The last meeting was in 2001 when I was fired from the National Park for refusing to perform anti-ecological and illegal orders by former director. It is especially necessary to note here that the meeting took place on an equal footing, which is very important both for a new concept of the transformation of Belovezhskaya Pushcha into the Center for Spiritual Revival and Enlightenment promoted by me and for me personally.
Former director Nikolai Bambiza was fired from the National Park in January of 2011. After that, I wrote an open letter to the President of Belarus … Read more in Russian or use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text http://bp21.livejournal.com/111027.html

December 06, 2013 "Vecherniy Brest" (The Evening Brest) newspaper News: Not be privatized

By April 1, the official accommodation will be rental. 36 families residing in Belovezhskaya Pushcha wrote a collective letter to the Office of the President of Belarus to allow them to privatize apartment. They wrote it not the first time, and recently they got the answer which is not surprised them. "Official residential premises and apartments which are in the operational management of state environmental agencies ... Read more here.

December 06, 2013 "Komsomolskaya Pravda" (The Komsomol Truth) newspaper

Important news: A 600 –year-old oak tree to die because of the tourists in Belovezhskaya Pushcha killing it?

There are rumors that visitors of the National Park scrape bark from a giant tree for memory. Information that the 600-year-old oak tree dies in Belovezhskaya Pushcha appeared on Brest websites this week. It is like tourists cut pieces of bark for souvenirs, amulets and memorable favors. And not tourists from bus tours do it, but cyclists. It is said that, because of this, the National Park's employees had even scatter bark near the oak and pine that tourists did not touch the trees. According to legend, the Pushcha's oldest oak tree gives ... Read more here.

December 03, 2013 Website "Tomin.by"

Important news: Tourists destroy a 600 -year-old oak tree in Belovezhskaya Pushcha (photo)

This is a dismal picture - the trunks of the oldest trees in Belovezhskaya Pushcha – a 600 -year-old oak and a 350-year-old pine – are slowly but surely becoming like tree trunks in zoo-enclosures with bison. They are scraped off. But the difference is that old-timer trees in the wild forest are not damaged by animals. This is done by tourists. "Cyclists cut for souvenirs," our tour guide surprised us. PhD of Biology Heorhi Kazulka believes that employees of the National ... Read more here.

December 02, 2013 Live Journal "How to save the planet Earth, civilization, oneself" LJ BP-21: My spiritual path. Part 16. Test for a good sense and truth

In May 2009, I had a prophetic dream, the second most important one in my life. (The main prophetic dream, with access to the Spiritual world and meeting with Those who gave permission me to carry the spiritual knowledge to people, was 6 months prior to this, on the eve of the New Year, 12.30.2008 .) At this time, there was no transition to "Their". Meeting in the dream with Those who had been in a form of the former director of Belovezhskaya Pushcha, deceased not so long ago, took place at "Hi" territory (in Pushcha). I was told that a new high position and a new responsible job in the National Park will be given to me, which do not exist yet there. And because now there is no job yet suitable for my qualification, I was suggested to temporarily work at the lowest position – forest range.
Waking up, I could not understand what it meant. Definitely, it was said in the dream as allegory. Only six months later, in the context of synchronicity of events, the realization came that the new responsible job is to create a Center of Spiritual Revival and Enlightenment in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. In late 2009, during the celebration of the so-called 600th anniversary since the establishment of "strictly protected" status in the Bialowieza Forest ("strictly protected" is in quotes by me because of the official falsification of this notion, the author's note), Head of State Alexander Lukashenko was finally ... Read more in Russian or use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text http://bp21.livejournal.com/110774.html

Updated January 12, 2014

November 26, 2013 Website "BirdWatch.by" News: A List of Birds of Belarus to change due to an error in determining

On last Sunday, a group of birdwatchers from Grodno observed three Gavia birds 30 km far from Grodno. Two of them had no problem to be identified by voice and appearance as Gavia arctica. But the third bird, which was clearly larger, has been recognized as Gavia arctica (on the Svisloch water reservoir + VIDEO. It helped add a new species to a List of Birds of Belarus. We had a suspicion ... Read more here.

November 23, 2013 "Komsomolskaya Pravda" (The Komsomol Truth) newspaper News: Russian Father Frost went to the pre-Christmas trip

He will come back to his residence in Great Ustyug only on December 31. A hot time has come for Father Frost. That means the New Year is not far off! On Saturday, the 23 November, the traditional New Year's Eve journey of Father Frost started. The route began in ... Read more here.

November 23, 2013 Live Journal "How to save the planet Earth, civilization, oneself" LJ BP-21: My spiritual path. Part 15. Balancing around the Samadhi

In the previous text I described my job "adventure" in 2010 to 2013 and presented the findings. Of course, life is not limited to this. It was much more.
It will focus here on the important and interesting things which are connected with my spiritual path and spiritual experience.
It would be appropriate to start with an event in which I was able to qualitatively change the point of perception and go through boundary (barrier) which separates the consciousness of the ordinary wakefulness (ordinary perception) from the consciousness of the high awakened state (enlightenment, Samadhi). It was a paradoxical and contradictory experience of my life. Losing some physical (bodily) part of me, I bought a new quality – spiritual. That's the paradox. And I still do not know in my case whether it could be the latter without the former. It could be theoretically. But practically...? It is easy to talk and theorize, when it happened and have lived.
I earlier described in detail this experience. Here I repeat only the most important things.
Everyone has his own way in the spiritual ascent. There is no right or wrong ways in this. Or more precisely, no one can say in advance where in the final point … Read more in Russian or use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text http://bp21.livejournal.com/110579.html

November 20, 2013 Website "Real Brest" News: Father Frost from Belovezhskaya Pushcha talked about the most expensive gifts for him

"We have recently started a ritual - we present the magic bells for visitors who come to the Estate for the second and more times. The bells are made in the workshop of Mother Winter. We kindly request the guests to tie them to the branches of the Christmas tree fulfilled dreams as a sign for the fulfillment of the desire made by a guest when ... Read more here.

November 15, 2013 Website "The National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha"" News: The Father Frost's Manor is preparing for anniversary

The Belarusian Grandfather Frost's Manor, which opened in 2003, is the most visited object in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. More than 6,000 people visited the Manor only for the period of the autumn vacation. Nearly a million people already visited the Manor for a 10-year period since its existence. ... Read more here.

November 15, 2013 Website "Charter'97" News: Joulupukki and Shoo-Babai travel to Belarus

Finnish Santa Claus is going to come to Belarus to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Belarusian Grandfather Frost's Estate in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. This was reported in the tourism department of the National Park. Fabulous festivities will be held in the Estate of the winter wizard from 13 to 15 December, as BelTA informs. Finnish ... Read more here.

November 13, 2013 Live Journal "How to save the planet Earth, civilization, oneself" LJ BP-21: My spiritual path. Part 14. Job of the beekeeper with a farmer

In 2009, after an 8-year battle of the Belarusian and international communities for the strict preservation of Belovezhskaya Pushcha, it finally became known that the goal of the conservationists will be achieved. It was confirmed at the highest governmental level at the celebration of the 600th anniversary of the first environmental act in Bialowieza Forest that Belovezhskaya Pushcha will soon be reserved in its highest strictly protected status. Thus, the task I gave most of my time and efforts for all these 8 years was performed..
In this regard, the international public campaign to protect Belovezhskaya Pushcha was completed and in 2010 the issue about my future job and business was getting topical. At that time I met local promising farmer Ivan P. who offered me to take a position of beekeeper. He created the farm that specializes in growing berries (especially raspberries). He dreamed of a center of organic agriculture, simultaneously aligning it with the base of tourism (a hotel, guest houses, a restaurant) and a center for environmental education and ethnography. My experience in this field and environmental knowledge was just well for this topic. Also, I gave him my new idea of spiritual rebirth and recovery based on the Bialowieza Forest, which was supported by him and logically complemented his plans. We agreed at that point. … Read more in Russian or use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text http://bp21.livejournal.com/110281.html

November 14, 2013 Website "Virtual Brest" News: A project to create a barrier-free environment in Belovezhskaya Pushcha

"People with disabilities do not need reservations. Just give them the opportunity to live like everyone else". These are the words of former Member of the German Parliament Ilya Seifert, wheelchair-bound invalid and fighter for the rights of persons with disabilities in his country. He visited Belarus in December last year to launch a new joint Project "Inclusive Social Space for the Benefit of All". The reporter of the ... Read more here.

November 13, 2013 Live Journal "How to save the planet Earth, civilization, oneself" LJ BP-21: I'm going back to the Live Journal!

Dear friends! Dear readers!
Soon is a year since I stopped regular narrative in the LJ. There were two main reasons for this.
Reason one: after December 21, 2012, I was as if cut off from, as if thrown from the flow of information, which made me to write the fairly sophisticated things easy and freely. That was whether the affect of the accumulated fatigue from the previous creativity or the influence of the overall energy decline and information chaos in the higher plane of consciousness as a result of the collapse of hopes and illusions of many esoteric and religious people after passing the climax of the Quantum Transition (12/21/2012), which caused then a pause for the inward energy recalibration and awareness of what happened.
Reason second: the deeper I am coming into the spiritual knowledge, the clearer I am facing the problem of how to … Read more in Russian or use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text http://bp21.livejournal.com/109827.html

November 08, 2013 Website "The National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha"" News: Seminar on restoration of hydrological conditions

On November 5, the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" served a working meeting organized by the NGO "APB BirdLife Motherland" to discuss environmental projects to optimize the hydrological conditions of the territory in accordance with the priorities of the directive part of the Management Plan. The results of the scientific programms "Development of Scientific Basis for Restoration of the Hydrological Conditions of Drained Bogs "Wild Nikor" and "Zubritsa" (executed by SSI "Institute of Experimental Botany") and ... Read more here.

November 06, 2013 Website "Holiday.by" News: The anniversary of the highest spruce tree in Europe will be celebrated In Belovezhskaya Pushcha

This year the most "prominent" in Europe spruce tree-beauty is 150 years of age. It grows close to the Manor of Belarusian Father Frost. By the way, the Manor will celebrate its 10th anniversary. To mark these two great events is possible in the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" from December 13 to 15. Traditionally, the birthday of the ... Read more here.

November 04, 2013 Website "wild Nature" News: An art exhibition in the Museum of Nature of the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha"

The Museum of the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" continues its exhibition of paintings on themes from nature. Recently, works of Belarusian artist Tatiana Navosha were added to the paintings of Polish artists Slawomir Rybakov and Mateusz Rybakov, according to the National Park's website. In their stories, painters are specialized in landscapes and are turning mainly to the forest ... Read more here.

November 01, 2013 Website "The National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha"" News: "Night forest dwellers"

The traditional field school "Night forest dwellers" organized by the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha", the Brest regional branch of the NGO "APB BirdLife Motherland" and the Agro-Farm "Zalessie" was in a very unconventional way this year. In the village of Zalessie, Pruzany district, the "owl theme" was used in various ways from 25 to 28 October. It was relevant not only for ornithologists but even for musicians and ... Read more here.

Updated December 13, 2013

December 06, 2013 By Elena Tribuleva, "Vecherniy Brest" (The Evening Brest) newspaper Publication: Robinson from Kuril Islands

A resident of Belovezhskaya Pushcha lives and works on the Kuril Islands. I had a little stray in the forest until I found a house where Olga and Alexander Kisleyko live now. That's in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. After fifteen years of living in Belarus, Alexander Kisleyko returned to work at his favorite Kuril Islands, while in Belovezhskaya Pushcha he only spends holiday. Smiles of fate. A first shot bear. Hunting captivity. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

November 29, 2013 By Roman Dmitriev, "Minskiy Kurier" (The Minsk Courier) newspaper Publication: Eat good food

What is cooking in the outback? Tadeush Novogrodsky, Head of the Department of Ethnology , Museology and History of Art at the History Faculty of the BSU told about the features of the ethnic cuisine. During this time we visited Braslav Lakes, Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Ruzhany town, Mir urban village, Golchitsy and other parts of the country. The task was not just to collect practice recipes, songs, legends, rituals, things that are interesting from an ethnographic point of view, but also learn to win the locals favour. For example, during an expedition to Belovezhskaya Pushcha, students were purposefully looking for unique household items and persuaded the owners to give the rare ones to the museum. About 250 artifacts collected during the practice were given to the Museum of Belovezhskaya Pushcha in the village of Kamenyuki. Much attention was devoted to the national cuisine. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

November 24, 2013 "DELFI" Publication: Bison cause less damage to crops than roe deer and wild boars

Krekenavsky Regional Park is famous for the largest wild animals living both free and in pens in Lithuania - bison, a species listed in a Red Data Book of Lithuania and in an International Red Data Book. Currently, this majestic animals are again threatened with extinction, with the expulsion of their favorite central Lithuania. Alma Kavalyauskene, director of the Krekenavsky Regional Park, shared her thoughts on the fate of the bison. Prior to 1854 bison were killed in Lithuania. In 1919, a last bison lived in the wild was shot in Poland, in Bialowieza Forest. Bison is more afraid of people than people are afraid of bison. Bison cannot live anywhere. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

November 21, 2013 By Ekaterina Panteleeva, "Respublika" (The Republic) newspaper Publication: The upcoming year is not bored

More than a month is before the New Year , but Santa Claus is already getting 300 to 400 letters a day , and capital stores offer special discounts for customers. Festive illuminations are appearing on the streets and storefronts are looked different. Many seats in the New Year's trains that go on holidays from Minsk to the Manor of Father Frost in Belovezhskaya Pushcha have already been bought up. There are preparations to celebrate the birthday of the Manor of Father Frost in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. It is the tenth anniversary this year. Magicians from Russia, Finland and Belarus will bring together at the festival from December 13 to 15 . A gift from Father Frost can be ordered yet in the mail. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

November 18, 2013 By Alexandr Nesterov, "Real Brest" Publication: Prices for visitors by the anniversary of the Father Frost's Manor in Belovezhskaya Pushcha will be increased

Belarusian Father Frost opened a talent of businessman. Prices for visitors by the anniversary of his Manor in Belovezhskaya Pushcha will be raised. It was decided to establish special rates for the celebration. The portal www.interfax.by gives details. The more stories, the more prices. Belarus and Russia agreements are also signed in fairy tales. Photos with evil spirits and other fairytale characters. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

Updated November 09, 2013

October 30, 2013 By Elena Tribuleva, "Vecherniy Brest" (The Evening Brest) newspaper Publication: Latched onto like a tick

This fall ticks are especially noxious and attack people everywhere. What to do if bitten by a tick? Who is to run to for help? Where is to take the tick to check it for infection? What preventive measures are taken? With the assistance of Helena Mamayeva, the out-of-staff chief physician on infectious diseases of the city of Brest, and Alexandra Shirnyuk, the entomologist of the Brest Zone Centre of Hygiene and Epidemiology, we tried to make a "step-by-step instruction" on where, when and why. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

October 25, 2013 By Alexander Kurets, "21.by" Publication: What is the "Road Map" for bison?

To portray Belovezhskaya Pushcha without bison is simply impossible. Meanwhile, there have been times when bison did not inhabit the area of this Forest at all. Can such a situation happen again? According to scientists and experts' estimations, it is possible if no serious approach to preserve and increase the population of European bison. This topic was in the focus of an international seminar on the concept of the Program of the Union State "Creating the optimal natural habitat of European bison as a guarantee of its long-term preservation", held in the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha". Debate was preceded by several meetings to develop the concept of the Program on the long-term preservation of bison and ways to implement it. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

October 24, 2013 "Vecherniy Brest" (The Evening Brest) newspaper News: Santa Claus from Belovezhskaya Pushcha will be on "the spree"

The official website of the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" presented a program celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Estate of Father Frost on December 13 to 15. The first day of the festival will take place under the sign of the main spruce tree in the Estates, the highest living Christmas trees in Europe, which will be 150 years old. Numerous fabulous guests from other countries – starting from ... Read more here.

October 24, 2013 By Larisa Rakovskaya, "Zvyazda" (The Star) newspaper Publication: Bison as a symbol of rebirth

Some politicians have called once the creation of the CIS as "civilized divorce". But the "divorce without separation" requires the searching the joint things, which bring one to the other and unite together. There are many factors capable of such the role - this is our memory, shared past, language, mentality, cultural and humanitarian relations. However, not everyone knows about yet another "togetherness" for the Commonwealth - bison. Today, bison within the territory of the Commonwealth live in Belarus and Ukraine, in different regions of Russia, in Moldova, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan. The twentieth century got the loss of salvation. A Roadmap. A Belarus' proposal to colleagues in the Commonwealth. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Belarusian here.

October 24, 2013 "Wild Nature" Publication: Some bison from Belovezhskaya Pushcha to transport to Russia

Although the world's largest population of bison (more than 360 animals on the Belarusian side, and totally about 800 ones together with the Polish side) live in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, the issue on bison preservation is still topical. And earlier this month, scientists of Belarus, Russia and Poland gathered in the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" to discuss this problem. It is planned to transport the animals in Russia, where they will get more space for life. The "Road Map for Bison" is developed for the resettlement of the animals. Scientists have proposed the creation of several populations of up to 300 animals. The rule is the animals have to move freely from one population to another. In case of the successful implementation of the program is expected to increase the number of bison in Russia and Belarus several times greater. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

Updated October 29, 2013

October 22, 2013 By Nina Polutskaya, "Belarusian Partisan" Publication: Green Belarus 2 .The environmental movement in Belarus – does it exist or not? If it does, how can it be seen?

2013 Forum of the Belarusian environmental nongovernmental organizations was held in Minsk on October 18 to 20. It is necessary to open eyes that to see this movement. It means not only to look at the TV, where the information is strictly metered out, but use the Internet. You will be pleasantly shocked at the number and quality of websites and portals of Belarusian environmental organizations. In total, there are only about a hundred in Belarus; about 70 of them are officially registered. I made a discovery at the Forum – the green movement exists in Belarus. It is a pity that the Forum has not caused much interest among the official state structures. It would not hurt to them to look at the degree of management and professionalism for the NGOs' work. There are failures, but there are also successes. For example, Belovezhskaya Pushcha enlarged its conservation area almost twice as much - great respect to Heorhi Kazulka. There are examples of other achievements. But it is terribly difficult to break through concrete bureaucratic barriers ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

October 16, 2013 By Elena Tribuleva, "Vecherniy Brest" (The Evening Brest) newspaper Publication: "Citizen" of the world

A trespasser detained in Belovezhskaya Pushcha crossed the border with the EU many times - without passports and visas. Last week, the district court in Kamenets, presided over by Judge Oksana Shkel, examined the criminal case and pronounced judgement - 5 months of arrest. Selecting "in good conscience". A haven for refugees. Whose border is shut?... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

October 15, 2013 Website "APB BirdLife Motherland" News: A new level in the study of forest ecosystems

A bison, wolf, badger and even a bat - new research methods allowed to see the secret life of animals in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. In early October of this year, a series of international seminars on the development of long-term studies of the ecosystem response to the strengthening of the wild nature protection were held in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. During the workshops, Belarusian and German scientists discussed new approaches to the study of the dynamics of forest ecosystems. In particular, they used such new developments as photo-traps for animals and automatic recorders ... Read more here.

October 15, 2013 Website "The National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha"" News: Seminar on bats in Belovezhskaya Pushcha

A workshop on the study of bats was held in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Representatives of the National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha", the Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the Public Organization "APB BirdLife Motherland", students of the Belarusian State University and Grodno State University, as well as specialists in the study of bats from Germany Markus Dietz and Mod Erazmi brought together at the round table in the Count Tyszkiewicz's House (Grodno region, Svislochskoe forestry area). Foreign guests shared their experiences and talked ... Read more here.

October 14, 2013 Website "Euroradio.fm" News: Up to 10 bison annually to kill in Belarus

In Belovezhskaya Pushcha alone were six times to hunt for bison in the year. To kill the young bison costs 30 million Bel.Rubbles for Belarusian and 2.5 thousand Euros for a foreigner, as we read in the Council of Ministers' Enactment of the 1st October. Is it already out of the Red Data Book, if one can shoot the young bison? "The species is ... Read more here.

October 14, 2013 "APB BirdLife Motherland" Publication: Restructuring of the Nature Protection Sanctuary "Vygonoshchanskoye" will result in the loss of valuable areas

The results of research on the reorganization of the Nature Protection Sanctuary " Vygonoshchanskoye" were presented at a meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Council on Implementation of the Ramsar Convention. Forests dominated by ash are quite rare in Belarus. The tree stands of such a high age as in the Sanctuary can only be found in the Berezinsky Reserve and Belovezhskaya Pushcha. APB applied to the Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources at the Academy of Sciences with a request to take into account the exceptional importance of this area when preparing the project of the reorganization of the Sanctuary. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

October 12, 2013 By Vyacheslav Ignatik, "Tourism and Leisure" Publication: Tested by myself – a group from Grodno toured Belovezhskaya Pushcha on bicycles

Nearly 200-kilometer journey across the protected forest left many vivid impressions for the citizens of Grodno. There is no bad weather in the nature. Protected corners. On the Polish side. The return journey is always shorter. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

October 11, 2013 By Irina Orlova, "Information Analysis Portal of the Union State" Publication: Roadmap for Bison

In the framework of the Union State's Program "Roadmap for Bison", it is planned to establish in Belovezhskaya Pushcha a bison nursery of the European level to preserve this unique animal species. Today there is a need to manage the conservation and breeding of this unique species. The Program "Roadmap for Bison" is first of all about the environmental dimension because it is important to preserve the bison as a species, that to allow it in the future for natural living without human intervention. In fact, it is about to take it out of the Red Data Book. There are plans to settle bison in the territory of Belarus and Russia as two large populations of more than a thousand animals in each. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

October 10, 2013 By Gleb Lobodenko, "Zarya" (The Down) newspaper Publication: In Search for Tsmoke: 57 bison were at the road of the expedition! (photos, video)

Travel "In Search for Tsmoke" continues! But who would have thought about what awaits us in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. The eco-agro-farm Zalessie presents a paradise for bird lovers! We woke up at five o'clock in the morning in the eco-farm Zalessie, which is located on the outskirts of Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Sergei Sidoruk is an ornithologist. He meets us together with his friend and colleague Dennis Kitel who is also an ornithologist. The trip to Belovezhskaya Pushcha and Wild swamp is described the next.... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Belarusian here.

October 08, 2013 Website "The National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha"" News: For bison to save

On October 2 to 4, an International preliminary seminar on the concept of the Union State "Creating the optimal natural habitat of European bison as a guarantee of its long-term preservation" was held in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. The seminar brought together scientists and experts from Russia, Belarus and Poland. The issues of the state of populations of bison in Russia and Belarus and the creation of the optimum natural habitat of bison for the existing and newly made high-grade populations were ... Read more here.

October 04, 2013 By Alexander MITIUKOV, "Zarya" (The Down) newspaper Publication: Will bison go to Russia?

There was a decision in Belovezhskaya Pushcha how to save the population. Despite the fact that today bison often cross a road with tourists in Belovezhskaya Pushcha and permanently use fields of agricultural farms adjacent to the protected forest as the natural pastures for themselves, this animal species is still at risk of the systematic extinction. To solve this kind of problem at the level of the Union State, scientists from our country and Russia held a series of meetings. On October 3, they gathered in Pushcha again to discuss the vision of the draft Program on long-term conservation of bison and options for its implementation. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

October 03, 2013 By Tatiana Podplutova, "Proza.ru" Publication: Seven Wonders of Belarus

A list of the seven wonders of Belarus, by the readers, includes Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Bobruisk Fortress, Brest Fortress, the Church in the Budslav village, Mir Castle, Naroch Lake and St. Sophia Cathedral in Polotsk. ... Use a special (web)software (for example, "Translate-Google") to translate the text or read it more in Russian here.

Updated October 17, 2013

October 04, 2013 Website "Euroby.info" News: Hogs are sappers cleared the Bialowieza Forest (Poland)

Wild boars dug from the moss the mortar shells of time of the Second World War on the Polish territory of the Bialowieza Forest. Tourists have discovered this combat projectile during a peaceful walk in the forest. After their message, military and forestry services arrived ... Read more here.

October 04, 2013 Website "BelTA" News: Bison to attempt getting back to the wild

There will be attempts to get bison back to the wild nature, as BelTA learned from Mikhail Nikiforov, Director General of the Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Methods for solving this problem is now being discussed at the international kick-off meeting on the concept of the Union State's Program "Shaping the optimal natural range of European ... Read more here.

October 03, 2013 Website "The National Park "Belovezhskaya Pushcha""

Important news: IUCN Expert Mission is complete

From September 22 to 24, the expertise of the Belarusian National Park as continuation of the Mission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the re-nomination of the World Heritage Site "Bialowieza Forest" was held. During the field visit, the valuable protected area, which is proposed for inclusion into a List of World Heritage Sites, was inspected. This area covers the old-aged forests with different duration of the strict nature protection status, the forest bog "Wild", the floodplain ecosystems of rivers of Narewka and Narew, and other natural sites. The experts were able to ... Read more here.

We are asking KIND PEOPLE, SPONSORS, COMPANIES and ORGANIZATIONS for financial DONATION of our public activities on protection and conservation of the Belarusian part of the Bialowieza Forest (Belovezhskaya Pushcha). Even small-sized contributions are very welcomed because of the dramatic situation. We are also asking TRANSLATORS and other experts for help and bilateral cooperation to protect and conserve the Bialowieza Forest. We will also be VERY GRATEFUL for your technical and other assistance. Thank you in advance.

With your offers, please address to our email pushcha-XXI@tut.by. Your questions and other related information are also welcomed.

The website "Belovezhskaya Pushcha - 21st Century" is dedicated to providing information about the problems of protection and conservation of the Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park - this unique area of wilderness in the center of Europe.

At present, Belovezhskaya Pushcha, which is a National Park, Biosphere Reserve and part of the World Heritage, is in danger. There has been intensive activity started in the unique wilderness ecosystem through the use of unsound economic and management methods that threaten to destroy this unique virgin forest.

If the current management line of destroying this ancient relict forest is not stopped today, then tomorrow will be too late. In this scenario the Belovezhskaya Pushcha will be transformed into specialized forest management enterprise where, under the guise of "wilderness conservation" or "nature protection", the remnants of the primeval old-aged Belovezha forest, ancient flora and fauna will be ruined. The huge tree stumps and steady unnatural lines after the artificial forest regeneration will be what is left to show for tourists. Read more [ here]