The incident has prompted debate over the welfare of the animal.
Notes from Pawland
Researchers report progress in effort to boost Poland’s only native turtle species
Biologists in Łódź want to reintroduce European pond turtles in the region, where they are believed to be extinct.
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Polish zoo to give elephants cannabis extract for stress relief
If the results of the experiment are positive, the zoo intends to try the treatment on other animals.
“They no longer just migrate, they live here now”: Polish city deals with booming boar numbers
Local authorities have failed to cull, catch or scare away the Polish city’s porcine peril.
Poland’s wildlife thrives amid coronavirus lockdown. “Only now can we see how much we have lost”
Closing forests and other lockdown measures have seen animals reemerge.
The stunning wildlife of Poland’s Białowieża Forest in pictures
Wildlife photographer Exen captures the beauty of the animals of the Białowieża Forest.
