Karin Eckhard, Author at European Wilderness Society

Indiscriminate killing of wolves in Asturias, Spain

The mountainous region of Asturias, with one million hectares, is one of the most biodiverse regions in Europe. Its wildlife

Livestock

A project in Sierra Morena, Spain is studying the interaction between humans and wolves

This research project is about understanding the interaction between humans and wolves in Sierra Morena what are possibilities to put

Wildlife

The Killing Fields for migratory birds: Southern Europe

Migratory birds play a critical role in nature Awhile ago, I wrote about how in Europe, land management practices were

Research

This is your brain on NATURE

This is the title of a recent article in National Geographic which emphasis the importance of getting closer to nature

Livestock Videos

Wolf howls in the Sun

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Madrid on Sunday, March 13 to demonstrate in defense of the Iberian

Wilderness

Białowieża Forest is not the only forest in Europe under threat

The case of the Białowieża Forest: What is protection of forest really worth? Please also read: Pragmatism vs Morality: Reasons

Livestock Sustainable Tourism

Wolf tourism continued…..

There were lots of comments to my posting about wolf tourism and it is great to read that so many

Sustainable Tourism

Wolf tourism is more profitable than killing them

Wolf tourism more profitable than believed There are already areas that have wolves that make ten times more money organizing

WILDRivers

The Blue Heart of Europe may die from dammed arteries

At the European Wilderness Days, we heard a presentation from Ulrich Eichelmann, director of River Watch. We learned that the

Livestock

Does Norway have a new wolf species?

Not exactly but wolves today are in many ways different than their 1800s counterpart. They still hunt, have puppies, and

Wildlife

Iberian Lynx: Back from the Brink

It seems that efforts to save the Iberian Lynx have succeed in making a step forward. The International Union for

European Wilderness Society Ukraine

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve in Ukraine

On the final day of our work in Ukraine our team had the opportunity to meet with staff of the

European Wilderness Society

Inside work starts after the Wilderness

As our team listened to the pouring rain outside, we started the process of the inside work (documenting) what we

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European Wilderness Society

Our team audits the Wilderness in the Zacharovanyy Kray National Park , Day 5

Our team explored and verified another remote corner of the Wilderness area with no roads, trails or other signs of

Wilderness

To Camp or not to Camp? Wilderness camping

We received an excellent comment from Gareth one of our followers, regarding our work at European Wilderness Society, but he

Wildlife

World Wildlife Day

Today is the second World Wildlife Day, observed annually to raise awareness of the threats to fauna and flora and

WILDRivers

Wild Rivers in Europe

Wild rivers are kind of like Wilderness in Europe, they are in short supply. Wild rivers are the riparian equivalent

European Wilderness Society

Shifting Baseline Syndrome: The disease of forgetting what has been lost in nature

Here at European Wilderness Society we are trying, in a way, to cure Europe of this disease. But what is

Wildlife

Killing more predators does not save livestock

According to a recent study by Washington State University, the killing of predators actually has the opposite effect, it increases the

European Wilderness Society Wildlife

The Silencing of European Wilderness

The large herbivores and predators of the continent form an integral part of Wilderness areas in Europe and are considered

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Author: Karin Eckhard

Indiscriminate killing of wolves in Asturias, Spain

A project in Sierra Morena, Spain is studying the interaction between humans and wolves

The Killing Fields for migratory birds: Southern Europe

This is your brain on NATURE

Wolf howls in the Sun

Białowieża Forest is not the only forest in Europe under threat

Wolf tourism continued…..

Wolf tourism is more profitable than killing them

The Blue Heart of Europe may die from dammed arteries

Does Norway have a new wolf species?

Iberian Lynx: Back from the Brink

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve in Ukraine

Inside work starts after the Wilderness

Our team audits the Wilderness in the Zacharovanyy Kray National Park , Day 5

To Camp or not to Camp? Wilderness camping

World Wildlife Day

Wild Rivers in Europe

Shifting Baseline Syndrome: The disease of forgetting what has been lost in nature

Killing more predators does not save livestock

The Silencing of European Wilderness

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