Chapter 566: Primeval Forest
It is home to the largest plain forest in Europe and is one of the 80 World Heritage Sites listed by UNESCO. The forest area has beautiful landscapes, a wide variety of plants and animals, many of which are rare species in the world.
Summer is a tourist and holiday destination. The forest area has beautiful landscapes, a wide variety of plants and animals, many of which are rare species in the world.
The bison in the forest is the largest animal in Europe, the world's rarity, the strong body length is 3.5 meters, 2 meters high, weighs 1000 kilograms, and has a lifespan of 25-30 years. In 1914, there were as many as 700 of them, and they were hunted out during the First World War. In 1946, five pigs were brought in from Poland for breeding, and now there are more than 300 animals.
The word "primeval forest" is reminiscent of jungle scenes that have long since passed. The Biavoyeza National Forest is one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe, and its rare flora and fauna provide a glimpse into the prehistoric landscape.
There are more than 1,000 species of plants in the primeval forest, including more than 70 species of shrubs and more than 20 species of forest trees, and many rare plants here are considered to be iconic creatures in the history of natural evolution. The floor of the forest is covered with clusters of luxuriant vegetation, which is both beautiful and relaxing.
Once a traditional safari site for the Polish royal family and the Russian Tsars, the Bialojeza Forest is now part of the Białóeza National Forest and is part of UNESCO's World Biosphere Conservation Programme.
Abundant species
The Biawoeza Forest Park is as rich in flora and fauna as it is with a wide variety of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and a wide variety of birds. Here, Europe's only bison roam freely across the land.
The bison is the most famous animal in the park.
Once widespread across Eurasia, the European bison almost became extinct in the 20th century, and about 1,000 years ago, countless North American bison crossed Europe to Poland. By the beginning of the century, the bison population had plummeted due to overhunting, and now only a small number live in the Bialoeza Forest Park.
Even these remaining animals were not safe, and during World War I, they were hunted by poachers and German soldiers.
By 1923 there were only 60 bison in the world, and in 1929 Poland bought two males and one male from Germany and Sweden to breed in parks, and by 1978 the number of Polish bison had increased to 206, and now there are more than 300.
Some bison have been protected and a bison system has been published. In addition, there is a rarer wild horse here, called the steppe wild horse.
Recent efforts have made the Bialoeza Forest Park a marvel in the study of the history of biology, attracting a large number of archaeologists. The vast majority of the area was spared destruction, and the fruits of ancient human civilization were preserved. More than 600 ancient Slavic tombs have been excavated, the largest of which consists of 134 tombs.
Many areas of the park have been strictly protected, while the Polish government has built many camping sites and roads to make it easy for all visitors to enjoy the area.
It turns out that from the end of the 14th century, "Belovezh" was a hunting ground for the princes and nobles of Poland, Lithuania and Russia. In 1903 and 1912, the last Tsar, Nicholas II, came here to hunt.
After the outbreak of World War II, "Belovezh" was occupied by Nazi Germany, but the ghost is that the vassalage and elegance of the Nazi No. 2 person, Imperial Marshal Goering, was fascinated by this primeval forest and ordered no one to destroy it, so that "Belovezh" escaped the war unharmed, and after World War II, it was assigned to the territory of the Soviet Union, becoming a summer resort for successive Soviet leaders and a place to receive foreign dignitaries.
Interestingly, it is now divided into two parts, one for Belarus and one for Poland.
It is said that shortly after being assigned to the Soviet Union, Stalin visited Poland and, drunkenly, was moved by the deep affection of the Poles for this forest, so he decided to give 2/5 of the forest to Poland.
Today, this long-standing primeval forest is a treasure trove of treasures in Europe. Belarus is reportedly actively operating as a tourist destination for Chinese tourists, and Belofez National Park is the main attraction of its launch.
Walking deep into the Belovezh forest, you will see a village called "Viskuli", which means "where do you come from", and is said to be a greeting from the hunters when they meet.
In 1960, Khrushchev, who was an avid hunter, built a luxurious villa here as a summer residence. Cuban leader Fidel Castro, North Korean leaders***, and leaders of Eastern European countries have all been here.
"Belovezh" was one of the sites where the chairman of the KGB of the USSR used hunting to carry out plots. Brezhnev liked to give the smoked boar legs he hunted here to his cronies. It was also in this "Veskul" villa that on December 8, 1991, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, Yeltsin, Kravchuk and Shushkevich, signed the "Belovezh Agreement" after a night of intense consultations, announcing the withdrawal of the three countries from the Soviet Union and the establishment of the CIS.
In this way, Villa Veskuli became a witness to the changes in the territory of the Soviet Union.
"Viskuli" is a two-storey villa. Now the President of Belarus sometimes comes to stay in the house. Anyone who has the opportunity to visit this place should take a photo on the chair where Yeltsin sat in those days. To the right of the hall is the kitchen. There were reports that on that historic day and night, the participants got drunk and then signed the agreement.
However, the participants all denied being drunk, and only admitted that they had only drunk a little alcohol.
Spanning about 500,000 acres of land and stretching across Poland and Belarus, the Belovezh Nature Reserve is one of the last remaining wilderness lowlands on the European continent.
The word primeval forest is reminiscent of jungle scenes that have long since passed. The Belovezh Nature Reserve is one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe, and the rare species of flora and fauna offer a glimpse into the prehistoric landscape.
There are more than 1,000 species of plants in the primeval forest, including more than 70 species of shrubs and more than 20 species of trees, and many rare plants here are considered to be iconic creatures in the history of natural evolution.
The floor of the forest is covered with clusters of luxuriant vegetation, which is both beautiful and relaxing. Once a traditional safari site for the Polish royal family and the Russian Tsars, the Belovezh Forest has been included in the Bialowieza National Forest Park and is recognized as part of UNESCO's World Biosphere Conservation Programme.
The Belovezh Nature Reserve is as diverse as flora and fauna, with a wide variety of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds.