237It is not decisive, in that regard, that those species may be present on the Puszcza Białowieska Natura 2000 site in significant numbers. As is apparent from paragraph 231 above, Article 12(1)(d) of the Habitats Directive prescribes a regime providing for strict protection of the breeding sites and resting places of the species listed in Annex IV(a) to the Habitats Directive, regardless of their numbers.
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