Poland
Bison in the Headlights
The ancient Bialowieza forest straddles the border between Poland and Belarus, and has long seen tension between nature conservation and commercial exploitation. But the recent addition of geopolitics to the mix has plunged the ecosystem into crisis.
Too Little To Fish
The decline of Poland’s coastal fisheries is a scientific mystery, with as many shades of gray as the Baltic Sea on a cloudy morning. The list of possible culprits includes Brussels, industrial trawlers and environmental degradation, but also conservationists, the gray seal and a type of parasitic roundworm.
Poles Step Up for Ukraine Refugees
The invasion of Ukraine has brought out positive elements in Polish society — in part due to natural compassion for their neighbors but also because of how seriously the country takes the threat of Russian imperialism.