It mostly shared the history of other similar settlements in the area, including Białowieża itself.
After the peaceful transition of power in Poland in 1989, Kelus withdrew from public life to a house near Białowieża, where he owns a small beekeeping farm.
From 1958, the work on żubroń herds was continued by the Polish Academy of Sciences in various laboratories, most notably in Białowieża and Młodzikowo.
Together with Podhorski's improvised unit Młot-Fijałkowski reached Białowieża on September 20, where a new cavalry division Zaza was being formed.