How climate change triggered the medieval witch hunt
The Little Ice Age began in the 15th century and ended officially in the 19th. At its climax, in the
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Author: Max A.E. Rossberg
Let’s get wild at the 5th European Ranger Congress
The European Wilderness Society supports ranger at the 5th European Ranger Congress in Bavaria.
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Youth biggest fear is environmental degradation
Based on the motto “A generation pipe up” a new Study filtered out interesting and hopeful trends according young generation
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Swiss Pizol Glacier now buried and gone
The famous Swiss Pizol Glacier melted completely and officially to death. Last month there was a funeral march, hundreds of
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Mother Earth is dying
Reading the headlines, we feel joy and frustration at the same time and are reminded with every new research discovery
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European Alliance for Wolf Conservation
The European Alliance for Wolf Conservation held its annual meeting beginning of June in Helsinki. Several organizations from all over
Continue readingWinners announced – Let’s Get Wild Photo Contest!
We are excited to announce the winners of our Let’s Get Wild Photo Competition! Photographers from all across the world
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Managing Visitors in Wilderness
During the Wilderness Academy Days, we heard from many inspiring speakers, on topics such as forestry, outreach, Wilderness in the
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Wilderness Internship in the Bitterroot Wilderness, USA
What does a Wilderness Ranger do? Our colleague Verena Gruber is currently a Wilderness Ranger Intern with the Selway Bitterroot
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Photo Contest – Vote now until 21 June 2019
In just one day the registration for the photo contest is ending, Voting is open to everyone until 21st June
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Wilderness Academy Days 2019 – Book of Abstracts
Speakers from all across the world are presenting their knowledge on Wilderness, large carnivores, protected area management, tourism, forestry, climate
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50 Experts discussing Wilderness Challenges in Europe
Almost 50 Wilderness Advocates, Researchers, Protected Area Managers and Wilderness Experts from Lithuania, Turkey, USA, Ukraine, Italy, Poland, Czech, Slovakia,
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Server Upgrade completed
We upgraded our servers to handle the increase in traffic. Back in 2014 we had on average 100 Wilderness advocates
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Wilderness Anniversary Poster – many European Languages!
As part of 2019 being the Year of Wilderness, in which we celebrate the 55th anniversary of the US Wilderness
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Wilderness tackles issue of top environmental concern
The UN Environmental Program (UNEP) releases a report every year about the global emerging issues of environmental concern. For 2018/19,
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Fish & Chips: Brexit initiatives for marine conservation
The whole world has been caught up in watching the political disaster of Brexit, wondering if the UK will leave
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Coming soon: Wilderness Academy Days 2019
This year, the European Wilderness Academy Days are in the beautiful UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Lungau, Austria, from 27-29 May. This
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Thank you to all our donors!
European Wilderness Society works tirelessly to support Wilderness in Europe, but did you know, we also work in education, sustainable
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Forest fire in Germany and its aftermath
A recent visit to Northern Germany by the Western Colorado University and European Wilderness Society hosted by Eberswalde University for
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Golden Jackal takes on Europe
There are 117 000 golden jackal in Europe, according to a recent assessment by IUCN. This is a huge number
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