The climate ministry wants to create the Lower Oder Valley National Park by the end of this year.

The climate ministry wants to create the Lower Oder Valley National Park by the end of this year.
The wildfire has already engulfed 450 hectares of Poland’s biggest national park.
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Luisa Zenker
Environmentalists support the proposal but anglers and local politicians express scepticism.
The initiative, a collaboration with a neighbouring national park, is intended to protect both animals and humans.
The bilateral action is the oldest such cross-border cooperation in the world.
Paweł Wiejski
Environmental, political and business interests are at stake.
Tourists waited at least four hours to board the Kasprowy Wierch cable car.
The fire was probably caused by farmers illegally burning grass and exacerbated by recent dry weather.
Biebrza National Park in northeast Poland has appealed for donations to tackle the fire.
Wildlife photographer Exen captures the beauty of the animals of the Białowieża Forest.