The document discusses several endangered species in Poland, including the Black Grouse which only has 1,000 birds remaining. Scientists are gathered in Poland for a conference on endangered species. Other threatened species mentioned are the European pond turtle, wildcat, European bison, and Peregrine falcon. Conservation efforts are underway but the populations of these species remain low and endangered.

2. The Black Grouse is severely
endangered and faces near extinction as
only 1,000 of the birds are left in Poland.
Scientists from all over Europe are
currently gathered in Bialowieza,
northeastern Poland, at the 5th
European Conference of the Black
Grouse, Endangered Species, which lasts
until 9 October.
“There was a time when these birds
were all over. Now, we know them only
from books, which is why it is essential
to try to do everything to save them,”
claims Roman Kalski from PTOP.

3. Poland's chamois were taken under
protection as early as in 1869. Since
1957, when only 77 animals were
spotted, the Tatra National Park
has been counting them every year.
In late 2001 there were 70 chamois
in the park, 25 in the High Tatras
and 45 in the West Tatras. On the
Slovakian side, they slightly exceed
200. The species is threatened with
extinction.

4. The European pond turtle is a reptile
listed on the Polish and European Red
List of Threatened Species as an
endangered species, and carrying out
active protection of this species is a
necessity. Such actions, for many years,
have been carried out in the Poleski
National Park. They consist, among
others, of observation of female turtle
on the breeding grounds, the location
and protection of the deposits of the
eggs laid by the females from
predators.

5. Estimated number of wildcats in
Poland is between 100 and 150
individuals, estimated density is 1-
1.3 per 1000 ha (Okarma et al.
2002). The current distribution of
wildcat in the Polish
Carpathians, mainly along the
borders with Slovakia and
Ukraine, shows that the Polish
population forms a continuum
with Slovak and Ukrainian
populations. Together they
constitute the northernmost part
of the larger Carpathian
population of this species. The
species is decreasing and is
considered endangered in Red
Data Book of Poland

6. The European bison is
especially protected in
Poland. The species almost
completely disappeared
around 1920. The European
bison, threatened with
extinction, is protected in the
Bialowieza forest. Today (as
of 2009), the European bison
enjoys species protection
under the Regulation of the
Minister of the Environment
of September 28th 2004. The
species is no. 125 on the list of
species that are subject to
such protection. It is also
included on the list of
endangered species.

7. The species severe involved by
common use of DDT. In Poland
where in deep forests and in
mountains used to breed
hundreds of pairs in the past
, Peregrine extinct for long
decades. Recently it rebuilt its
population and increase in
number reaching population of
about 12-15 breeding pairs.