Global experts assess Poland’s threatened pristine forest

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Environment Ministry says that global forestry experts are checking the condition of the ancient Bialowieza Forest where the ministry has begun extensive logging to stop the spread of a harmful beetle.
Environmentalists have protested the logging to the European Commission, saying it threatens the forest’s existence while giving no guarantee of success in fighting the bark beetle.
The ministry said on its website that it has invited experts from t