Fire fighting: a woman’s job
Fire fighting is a dangerous and often difficult job. However, we live in a world where devastating fires become more
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Author: Julia Ramsauer
What makes livestock guarding dogs effective?
As their name says, livestock guarding dogs protect livestock from predators like the wolf. They live together with the animals
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Webinar: Forest Management in the Carpathians
Have you ever wondered about how forestry practices in the Carpathians evolved over time? Or how historic unsustainable practices have
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Eurasian otters to be killed in Salzburg
The Eurasian otter is a strictly protected species according to the Fauna-Flora-Habitats-Directive (FFH). Nevertheless, Austria has already allowed in the
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Spain: protection of wolf expanded
Before the 4th of February 2021, hunters were able to legally kill wolves in the north of Spain. However, only
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500+ attendees at Livestock Protection Conference
On the 26th of January the first multilingual Alpine Livestock Protection conference took place online. This conference was the official
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Compensation payments for wolf depredation within 24 hours
Majella National Park is one of the most impressive, wild and extensive mountain ranges of the Apennines. It is also
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First multilingual Alpine Livestock Protection and Press Conference
Implementing effective livestock protection measures is key to reduce conflicts between humans and large carnivores. Large carnivores like the wolf
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Road construction accelerates climate change
Roads are a tool of human dispersal that have allowed us to utilize land that otherwise would have been difficult
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Spend an award-winning night in the wild
Have you ever wondered how it feels to spend a night in Wilderness? In Germany, a project of the Kellerwald-Edersee
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Natura 2000 lacks effective management
Last week, we had a close look at the latest State of Nature Report of the European Environment Agency. It
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State of nature in the EU: more action needed
Six years have passed already since the last state of nature report of the European Environment Agency. Thus, the agency
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Adaption as remedy for wolf – farmer dilemma
Change can come in our life as a result of crisis, a result of choice, or just by chance. But
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Wildlife monitoring to reduce human-wildlife conflicts
Wildlife is all around us, we just have to look closely. Many species, however, can be difficult to detect. We
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EU as role model to fight climate change
Last week, the European Union Parliament voted for an ambitious increase of the percentage of greenhouse gas emissions to be
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Exclusive conservation career advice
Are you studying and worried about the job hunt when you graduate? Are you looking for work right now, but
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Switzerland votes against hunting wolves
On Sunday, 27th of September 2020, a referendum took place in Switzerland to decide over the faith of a revised
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Global climate strike 2020 this Friday, 25th of September
Flashback: Greta Thunberg first striked for the climate in August 2018. The movement “Fridays for Future” gained momentum throughout 2019.
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