Robert Myslajek stops dead. Between two paw prints on a muddy mountain track, the scientist finds what he is looking for. “Droppings!” he enthuses. Wolf sightings are so rare that the sighting of their feces marks a good day, even for a seasoned tracker. But it is getting easier. There are now an estimated 1,500 wolves in Poland. The number has doubled in 15 years. Wolves are – along with the brown bear, the lynx and the wolverine – Europe’s last large predator carnivores. Conservationists from Britain, Germany and the Netherlands are beating a path here to find out how Poland has saved this protected species, slandered even in fairy tales.
Why was it “a good day” for Myslajek?
Because he found droppings Because he spotted a wolf Because he learned that the number of wolves in Poland doubled in 15 years Because he managed to escape a wolf