Poisoning wildlife – A growing threat in Europe
Deliberate poisoning is one of the most severe factors threathening wildlife in Europe. Alarming cases have recently emerged in Austria.
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Author: Hanna Ollos
Adopting nature tourism in Slovakia
Nature tourism in Slovakia seems to be an effective tool to support nature conservation, as well as all around the
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Rewilding Forests in National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald
The German National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald lets its forests develop freely. The objective is to reach a natural tree species composition
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What does tourism do for wildlife conservation?
It is widely known that habitat fragmentation causes wildlife numbers to decrease all over the planet. Only a few small
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UN declares decade of ecosystem restoration
On March 1st 2019 the general assembly of the United Nations agreed on a decade of ecosystem restoration for 2021-2030.
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No compensation without livestock protection measures
The provincial government of Schleswig-Holstein recently decided to only pay compensation for lifestock losses if proper herd protection measures where
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Success for fox hunting ban in Luxembourg
In 2015, Luxembourg excluded the fox from their list of game species. The local hunting association predicted highly increasing fox populations and a rise
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Respecting wildlife while backcountry skiing
The increase of backcountry winter sports, meaning activities outside the official boundaries of ski resorts, brings a lot of additional stress to alpine habitats and wildlife.
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10th anniversary of Wilderness in Europe
In February 2009 Wilderness advocates gathered in Prague for the Conference on Wilderness and Large Natural Habitat Areas. Their focus was to unite Europe with a common vision and strategy for Wilderness, and thus the European Wilderness Resolution was created.
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Study confirms low percentage of dog and wolf crossbreeding in Swiss wolf population
Many wolf opponents keep raising the argument of a high rate of hybridisation as a reason to shoot wolves. However, a recent long-term study from Switzerland came to the result that the dog introgression in the Swiss wolf population is very limited.
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Living in the Restricted Zone
On January 29th 2019 an event in the nature protection center Erzgebirge in Germany will take a closer look on the habitats and inhabitants of the restricted zones of the former Iron Curtain.
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Wild boar hunts in Poland cause public outrage
The African Swine Fever has been on the rise in Poland for the past five years. To tackle the spreading disease the Polish government ordered a series of hunts with the aim of killing the majority of the polish wild boar population. The country’s veterinary officials approved a plan to kill 185 000 animals of the 200 000 polish wild boar within this hunting season.
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Is Wilderness our home?
William Cronon picks up this idealised fantasy of Wilderness in his essay “The Troube with Wilderness: Or, Getting back to the Wrong Nature”. He discusses how this idealisation of Wilderness poses a dilema for properly protecting it and feeling responsible for its preservation.
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Isolated Sierra Morena wolf population officially extinct
The Sierra Morena used to be home to the most southern distribution of the Iberian wolf. The iberian wolves, a subspecies of the European wolf, can be found in northern Portugal and north-western Spain. However, an isolated pack lived in the Sierra Morena for decades. The last update of the Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe lists the Sierra Morena population as extinct.
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Ecosystem services of alpine rivers
Only 14% of alpine rivers are in a good ecological state, according to a brochure of the project “Strategic Planning
Read More9th meeting of the CCIC in Vienna
From 17th to 18th December 2018 the 9th meeting of the Carpathian Convention Implementation Committee (CCIC) took place in Vienna. The Carpathian Convention is a consortium of the seven Carpatian countries (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Romania and Serbia) to foster the sustainable development and protection of the Carpathian region.
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Wolfpacks manage disease outbreaks
Wolves are known to be lazy hunters. Consequently, they will always choose the easiest prey, meaning young, sick or old
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What 200 years of hunting did to the wolves’ gene pool
Many species face current populations declines, which is often a consequence of human behaviour e.g. hunting, habitat destruction. This leads
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Everything you need to know about Wilderness
Have you always wondered why Wilderness in Europe is so important? Or why it is necessary to have a common
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Golden jackals eat what they find
International experts and scientists recently discussed the latest international developments on the golden jackal during the second international Jackal Symposium in Greece.
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