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Author: Karin Eckhard

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Livestock 

Indiscriminate killing of wolves in Asturias, Spain

August 21, 2016January 29, 20206 years ago Karin Eckhard 4784 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

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

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Livestock 

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

July 6, 2016January 29, 20207 years ago Karin Eckhard 3303 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

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

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Wildlife 

The Killing Fields for migratory birds: Southern Europe

March 29, 2016April 13, 20217 years ago Karin Eckhard 4506 Views 4 Comments 3 min read

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

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This is your brain on NATURE
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This is your brain on NATURE

March 22, 2016November 7, 20197 years ago Karin Eckhard 4243 Views 1 Comment 2 min read

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

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Livestock Videos 

Wolf howls in the Sun

March 15, 2016July 17, 20207 years ago Karin Eckhard 4023 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

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

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Białowieża Forest is not the only forest in Europe under threat
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Białowieża Forest is not the only forest in Europe under threat

March 3, 2016August 8, 20197 years ago Karin Eckhard 3928 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

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

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Wolf tourism continued…..

February 19, 2016January 29, 20207 years ago Karin Eckhard 4167 Views 2 Comments 0 min read

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

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Wolf tourism is more profitable than killing them

January 17, 2016August 8, 20197 years ago Karin Eckhard 5377 Views 15 Comments 3 min read

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

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WILDRivers 

The Blue Heart of Europe may die from dammed arteries

October 9, 2015March 10, 20217 years ago Karin Eckhard 4157 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

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

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Livestock 

Does Norway have a new wolf species?

August 13, 2015January 29, 20207 years ago Karin Eckhard 3279 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

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

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Iberian Lynx: Back from the Brink

June 30, 2015April 22, 20188 years ago Karin Eckhard 3814 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

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

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European Wilderness Society Ukraine 

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve in Ukraine

May 6, 2015March 16, 20228 years ago Karin Eckhard 3654 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

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

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European Wilderness Society 

Inside work starts after the Wilderness

May 2, 2015April 5, 20188 years ago Karin Eckhard 3407 Views 0 Comments 0 min read

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

May 1, 2015April 22, 20188 years ago Karin Eckhard 2766 Views 0 Comments 0 min read

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

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Wilderness 

To Camp or not to Camp? Wilderness camping

March 31, 2015August 1, 20198 years ago Karin Eckhard 4996 Views 10 Comments 3 min read

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

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World Wildlife Day
Wildlife 

World Wildlife Day

March 3, 2015November 6, 20198 years ago Karin Eckhard 3744 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

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

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WILDRivers 

Wild Rivers in Europe

January 28, 2015November 6, 20198 years ago Karin Eckhard 4727 Views 1 Comment 1 min read

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

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European Wilderness Society 

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

January 15, 2015April 18, 20188 years ago Karin Eckhard 3486 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

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

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Wildlife 

Killing more predators does not save livestock

December 4, 2014October 24, 20198 years ago Karin Eckhard 2929 Views 0 Comments 0 min read

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

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The Silencing of European Wilderness
European Wilderness Society Wildlife 

The Silencing of European Wilderness

November 11, 2014November 11, 20148 years ago Karin Eckhard 3599 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

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

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