Filip-Hutsch, Katarzyna
Demiaszkiewicz, Aleksander W.
Hutsch, Tomasz
Duk, Karolina
Klich, Daniel
Pyziel, Anna M.
Balińska, Paulina
Anusz, Krzysztof
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
Article History
Received: 16 October 2024
Accepted: 7 November 2024
First Online: 21 November 2024
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: The authors confirm that the ethical policies of the journal, as noted on the journal’s author guidelines page, have been adhered with accordance to Directive 2010/63/EU of The European Parliament and of The Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. All European bison were legally culled on the basis of permission from the General Directorate for Environmental Protection in Poland. The decision of General Directorate for Environmental Protection was implemented by the Regional Head Offices of National Forests, which supervised animals sacrifice. European bison as wild animals, were culled by professional hunters with respect to the animals welfare and safety rules, in the presence of qualified veterinarians.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.