Exploring the potential of Wilderness in France
Several months ago, the French President Macron announced to commit 10% of France to full naturalness. This important commitment paves the
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Author: Nick Huisman
Global insect numbers continue to drop
A large scientific review, published in the journal Science last month, performed an analysis on the trends of insect abundance
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First bear spotted in Spanish National Park after 150 years
A camera crew shot footage of a young brown bear in the northern region of Spain. It is the first
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Is there hope for Wilderness in The Netherlands?
We can find Wilderness in some of the most unexpected places, as long as people leave areas to develop according
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Dogs poisoned and people attacked for protecting livestock
Effective implementation of livestock protection measures reduce the human-wildlife conflicts. Especially between livestock owners and large carnivores like the wolf.
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Understanding COVID-19 impact on tourism in protected areas
As the COVID-19 virus continues to affect our everyday lives, many sectors in society are under large amounts of pressure.
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Tackling waste pollution in Ukrainian Protected Areas
One of our current projects is “Clean Up Synevyr National Nature Park”. This project is one of the European Outdoor
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Join the Wild Easter egg hunt and enjoy a surprise!
This Easter we have hidden wild Easter eggs all over our website, can you find them? When you find an
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Story of a wolf hunt
Wolf GW924m has caused quite an uproar in Germany over the last 1.5 years. Little did it know that it
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Call for partners: LIFE WILDCAT project
European Wilderness Society opened a call for organisations and institutions to participate in a project on the European wildcat (Felis
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As countries go on lockdown, nature goes wild
We are witnessing a global change of our daily lives to a degree that did not happen for decades, for
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Working under the Corona lockdown
The Austrian government announced over the weekend strict regulations with regards to the Corona pandemic. As this is not unexpected
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Successful Dutch pilot with livestock guarding dogs
Back in 2018, the wolf resettled in The Netherlands. A year later, in 2019, the first wolf pack established itself
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With the spreading of the coronavirus, another worrying phenomenon occurred: an infodemic. Information about the COVID-19 virus spread faster across
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LIFE project on livestock protection submitted
Since the wolf returned to the Alps, the human-wolf conflict increased in many rural regions. Especially livestock farmers and nature
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Support livestock protection in the Alps!
The natural return of large predators to the Alpine region is putting many livestock farmers under pressure. In response to
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The Bavarian Isartal in Germany is characterised by its rich cultural history of alpine farming. A cultural heritage worth protecting,
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Sweden proposed constitutional change to protect nature
It would be the first of its kind in Europe, a constitutional amendment that protects nature from humans. This is
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Golden jackal takes on the Italian Alps
More than 30 years ago, the first individuals of golden jackal arrived to Italy. It reached Italy by expanding from
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Italy first country to make climate change compulsory topic in schools
The Italian Minister of Education announced that the topic of climate change will become compulsory in Italian schools. Italy is
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