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Cultural Sheep Grazing In High Mountains In Poland

Baca Krzysztof Las (a traditional Polish Carpathian mountains shepherd), his son Piotr and his helper Wojtek make sheep cheese, Oscypek, in Traditional wooden shepherd house - bacowka in Bialka Tatrzanska in high Tatra mountains, Poland on July 15, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese - oscypek. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#11410779
Date Taken	15 July 2024
Location	N/A
Photographer	Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto
Category	Environmental Issue
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto

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